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- Servant Call System from the Walker Residence, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1896 - Annunciators were call systems that alerted servants to the needs of a household. Each room contained a button to trigger the annunciator housed in servant's quarters. Primitive 18th-century bell systems evolved with the rise of battery power, telegraphy, and home electrification. This device was installed in Franklin Walker's Residence, son of Hiram Walker and president of the distillery.
- circa 1896
- Collections - Artifact
Servant Call System from the Walker Residence, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1896
Annunciators were call systems that alerted servants to the needs of a household. Each room contained a button to trigger the annunciator housed in servant's quarters. Primitive 18th-century bell systems evolved with the rise of battery power, telegraphy, and home electrification. This device was installed in Franklin Walker's Residence, son of Hiram Walker and president of the distillery.