What is Doorbell?
{{one source|date=March 2024}} [[File:Doorbell shop netherlands.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Older door bell]] [[File:Doorbells in Marseille.jpg|thumb|Nineteenth century electric doorbells in an apartment block]] A '''doorbell''' is a device which is typically installed to or near a [[door]]. When a visitor presses a [[Push-button|button]], the bell rings inside the [[building]], alerting the presence of the [[visitor]]. In modern [[technology]], a button is pressed completing a [[Electrical circuit|circuit]] which in response makes a [[sound]]. ==History== Older doorbells were fully [[Mechanics|mechanical]]. Newer [[electricity|electrical]] doorbells were installed by [[wire]]s and use a [[push-button]] to activate the sound. The latest doorbells have [[wireless]] connections although older ones may be wired.<ref>{{Cite news | last = info@lheinc.com | date = 2015-11-18 | title = The History of the Doorbell: Who Invented It? Find Out! | language = en-US | work = 1800doorbell | url = https://www.1800doorbell.com/door-chimes/who-invented-the-doorbell-history/|access-date=2022-12-31 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons-inline}} {{Bells}} {{stub}} [[category:Electronic components]]