Title
Ice cream bell
Year/Period
mid 20th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: H17.2 x Diameter 9.9 cm
Accession No.
2007-51249
Collection of
For many Singaporeans, this bell rings a familiar pitch that meant a ice-cream peddler is nearby. It belongs to a series of objects (accession nos. 2007-50972 to 51483) that document the lifestyle and consumption of a typical Chinese upper middle-class family in the mid 20th century.
