Description
Gamewell Fire and Telegraph Co. fire alarm box. These boxes were wall or pole mounted on street corners. In case of fire one would break a glass that house a key that would open the door. Inside the master box, an alarm box sat inside. This smaller box housed the lever that one would pull down to initiate a telegraph signeal alerting the closest fire dept. Inside the alarm box are various telegraph components and a round housing that is full of various gears that would turn once the lever was pulled down. It looks very similar to a round alarm clock.
