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The Carter Ringing Machine was designed and constructed by John Carter
over a period from about 1895 to 1925. Initially the machine was
designed to ring a collection of bells mounted on top of the machine,
with striking being achieved by purely mechanical means. The sound of
the machine was poor, due to the small size of the bells and so when
it became feasible to do so, Mr Carter redesigned the machine to
do the ringing electrically, and a cabinet of bronze handbells was
built. The electrical pulses produced by the machine operate solenoids
with hammers attached. This produces a much nicer tone, essentially
the same as when a team of handbell ringers ring a peal.
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