[EduardS]

A year ago I bought for 56 euro an antique vintage butlers or servants wall mount a 7 way red& white flag bell box.

The interior was very old, corroded but it seems complete. My idea is to install it in my 1914 build home in The Hague. Luckily I found in this platform a thread of Station X who restored his bell box.

I started with the cleaning of the metal bearings of the flags. In the end I used a sandpaper and a Dremel to remove the rust. Then I made a picture of the board to keep the overview and removed everything: all nails, screws and electric wires etc. I sanded the wooden box and painted it again.

I bought new electric wires and started to build up the bell box. To clean all the copper parts I used a solution of vinegar and salt, this was really great.

Using Pages of my apple I recreated the red and white stripes.

Now the bell board is working again, I try to figure out the best voltage.

I do have a problem with the painted glass. The original is in very bad shape. Using a photoshop and pages I recreated it on paper, but I would really like not to stick paper image behind the glass but to paint it as it was originally. So I bought two extra pieces of glass and paint and will try to do it myself. But if someone has any tips or tricks please let me know.