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Brass bell pull hit by shrapnel from Zeppelin bomb
1916, Metal
Brass bell pull hit by shrapnel from Zeppelin bomb
Brass bell pull hit by shrapnel from Zeppelin bomb
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36547
Title
Brass bell pull hit by shrapnel from Zeppelin bomb
Description
Brass bell pull. Square brass plate with hole through which metal rod ending in brass handle is inserted. Hole through brass just above handle. Stamped into brass: 'Perforated by a piece of bomb/ Result of Zeppelin air raid on Edinburgh/ April 2nd 1916'.
Date
1916
Type
Metal
Location
Museum of Edinburgh
Accession number
1697
This brass bell pull from an Edinburgh house was damaged by shrapnel during the April 1916 Zeppelin raid on Edinburgh. It was kept as a souvenir and later engraved with its story.
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