Mechanical & Foundry "PAAMON" / Benzinberg Bros / Mercaz Mizhari TEL AVIV Herzl Str / Phone 630" This is the content of an ad that appeared in 1926. Jacob Benzinberg set up the "Bell" foundry in Tel Aviv (named after the first foundry work - Bell for the Rehovot Municipality) The factory moved from Tel Aviv, to Petah Tikva, and then to Ashdod and in 1989 it closed.
The manufacturer’s covers are made of metal and are square , elliptical , or round in shape.
No colored or gilded covers were found from this manufacturer. City emblems do not appear on the manufacturer’s covers.
The intended use of the covers is not indicated and is usually inferred from the shape of the cover (elliptical covers – water covers) , or from the text appearing on the cover (drainage) .
The manufacturer’s covers are old, some of them also bearing the name or logo of the “Pa’amon” (Bell) factory .
Standards The manufacturer’s covers do not bear standard marks (which is logical, given that standardization marks in Israel were introduced only in the final years of the factory’s existence).
Typical covers[/b] Elliptical water covers, with a background of ellipses made up of squares/trapezoids , and square covers with a diamond pattern background .