Meneely's 1860 West Troy Bronze Bell - $5,500 - (El Cajon, CA)
The first Meneely bell foundry was established in 1826 in West Troy (now Watervlilet), New York, by Andrew Meneely, a former apprentice in the foundry of Benjamin Hanks. Meneely was one of the greatest bell makers in American history. He was a silversmith by training, an alchemist who mastered the mix of copper, tin and molten heat to produce bells of elemental beauty and exceptional functionality. The Meneely sound, revered for its rich tone and exceptional quality, can be heard in the carillons of Cornell University and Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., as well as at churches in locales as far-flung as Hawaii, Canada, Taiwan and Guatemala. He was born in Watervliet and, at age 15 left school to become an apprentice for Julius Hanks, whose father worked with PAUL REVERE, and Nancy Hanks, a relative, who was ABRAHAM LINCOLN's mother. I have a video of the bell ringing so that its beautiful sound can be heard. Unfortunately, I couldn't seem to load it here, but I will send it by request to an email address. It measures: Diameter: 27" Height: 24" Circum: 84.78" The bell will be crated, and shipped by ground with a carrier to your location. It's weight will be between 400 and 450 pounds/approximately. It will be shipped at the buyers expense; crated and freight shipped to your location.
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