bell pull

British  

noun

1. a handle, rope, or cord pulled to operate a doorbell or servant's bell

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Example Sentences

Other vivid details include her blond eyelashes, her black opera binoculars, a bell pull that deviates tantalizingly from the vertical mirror frame and, reflected in the mirror, a tortoiseshell hair comb.

From Washington Post

The textiles range widely in texture and original function: plush chenille cording, hand-knotted linen macrame, lace needlework, printed mohair, bell pull, blanket.

From Los Angeles Times

There was a bell pull with a porcelain knob, attached to about six feet of wire when I stopped pulling and knocked.

From Literature

The door had an old-fashioned bell pull, like those in Lyra’s world, and Will didn’t know where to find it till Lyra showed him.

From Literature

Dangling down in front at stump height, like a plumb line, is a sort of elongated bell pull.

From The Guardian