Each room, (even the one you will be staying in) has a cord... You pull it and the little medallion corresponding to that room flips down and a bell gongs (More like a clink these days) and "Maggie" heretofore known as Josh Hartnet appears in a loin cloth with a palm fan.. WAIT! I mean-- IF I had a personal servant they would appear!
Josh could be in any room when you pull the bell. That would trigger the medallion falling (for your room) in each bell box. He would go to the bell box in the room he was in, take a look to see which medallion was down and go to that room.
When you reset the medallion in your room does that reset them in all the other rooms?
Is this right, or am I way off?
I know I ask perfection of a quite imperfect world
And fool enough to think that's what I'll find
The bell box is in the Butler's Pantry. I imagine it was once loud enough to be heard in the kitchen.
The servant would be in the kitchen, hear the bell chime and go look at the box-- see which disc had fallen, open the door, click it up and go see what his/her master/mistress needed.
Thanks, Audrey, thats so cool and that it still works! Have you checked any of your town's census reports or know your home's history and who the occupants were? And, who the servant(s) was (were) that would respond to the bell?
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