A Bermuda carriage bell is a bowl-sized bell with a pleasant tone. It is rung by means of a plunger button stemming from the center top of the bell.
Hirsh,Philip Reid, Jr., Hirsh, Philip Reid and Wolfe, Andrew "Voices from the Hollow," Mariner Publishing, 2006, page 10. . Retrieved January 20, 2012. Originally, the bell was mounted on the floor of a vehicle and operated by foot as a warning for pedestrians.
A Bermuda carriage bell was also used to provide the Daily double, Daily Double sound effect
A sound effect (or audio effect) is an artificially created or enhanced sound, or sound process used to emphasize artistic or other content of films, television shows, live performance, animation, video games, music, or other media. Traditi ...
on the original version of ''Jeopardy!
''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given gene ...
'' hosted by Art Fleming.
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Bells (percussion)
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