Meaning of bell punch | Babel Free

Definitions

A kind of conductor's punch which rings a bell when used.

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Examples

“All local tickets were issued in the cars by the conductor, and were of the usual tramway bell-punch type.”

“The guard performs athletic feats in jumping from coach to coach while the train is in motion, taking orders for tickets, punching them on a bell punch in his van, and then returning to distribute them to passengers.”

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