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What years were Trolley Bells used

Post by bdtutton » Sat Dec 03, 2022 10:08 pm

Hello,
I have noticed many brass era cars have trolley or I think they are called Bermuda Bells. I heard people used them because horses were comfortable with the bells on the trolleys, but were scared by car horns. Is there any documentation about this?? I like the sound of the bells and I was thinking about putting one on my 1914 touring if it is something people would have done back in 1914.
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Does anyone know much about this??
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Re: What years were Trolley Bells used

Post by ThreePedalTapDancer » Sat Dec 03, 2022 11:19 pm

They were around in the late 1800s through the late teens and 20s . Still very popular on all varieties of cars and reproduced still today. Yes it’s appropriate to put one on your 1914. I have one on mine.
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Re: What years were Trolley Bells used

Post by Mark Gregush » Sun Dec 04, 2022 11:05 am

Don't think horses had anything to do with them. Think advertising was more towards them giving pedestrians a pleasant warning that you were about to run them over if they did not move! :twisted:
I know the voices aren't real but damn they have some good ideas! :shock:

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Re: What years were Trolley Bells used

Post by Russ T Fender » Sun Dec 04, 2022 7:50 pm

I have one on my '14. The grandkids love it and it's a lot easier to listen to than a Klaxon when the kids insist on using it all the time!


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Re: What years were Trolley Bells used

Post by Gracie'sDad » Sun Dec 04, 2022 8:32 pm

I have a 6v electric one on my '23 touring. Kids love it.

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Re: What years were Trolley Bells used

Post by Humblej » Mon Dec 05, 2022 8:17 am

bells seem appropriate for a brass era car. If you have room under the floorboard, why not.


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Re: What years were Trolley Bells used

Post by Altair » Fri Dec 09, 2022 3:40 pm

Horses can be easily spooked, one day two ladies were leading two horses along the side of the road as I was approaching in my vehicle they were most jumpy and therefore I stopped, still as they approached my vehicle they became more uncomfortable because the wipers were operating I turned them off and it helped a bit but still very jumpy, I then turned the engine off and they settled some what just enough to pass beside me, I sat there in silence and let the troop pass. I waited until they were about 100 feet past and I restarted my vehicle looking in the mirror both horses jumped about 3 feet in the air and turned sideways then resettled and continued on their way and me also. Still today the Motor Vehicle Regulation state that animals have the right-of-way and you must yield.

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