Hand-rung bell

Descriptive

17 x 8.2 x 8.2 cm ; 8.2 cm (diameter)

Copper bell, wooden handle

• Schools -- Furniture, equipment, etc.

The ringing of the bell announced the start and finish of lessons in village schools, which were more organised than old-style private schools in having separate classes and a fixed timetable. After the Second World War, the Government made lesson times uniform - between 30 and 40 minutes - in schools where students of the same standard were grouped in the same classrooms.

• Bell
• Stationery

• Stationery, Teaching Equipments & Facilities, Educational Technology

• Research Project on Village Schools in Hong Kong

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