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Monday, December 21, 2020 – THE BELL WE PASS EVERY DAY, SILENT MEMORY OF THE PAST

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Monday,  December 21, 2020

Our 241st Edition

THE MENEELY BELL

AT GOOD SHEPHERD CHAPEL

HIS MORNING THERE WAS A FEATURE ON CBS SATURDAY MORNING ON CHURCH BELLS. ENJOY THIS AND THEN READ ABOUT OUR BELL:

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/can-you-hear-the-bells-inside-the-ringing-history-of-these-centuries-old-objects/#x

Meneely Bell Foundry

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There were two Meneely bell founderies, based on either side of the Hudson River in New York state.

The first Meneely bell foundry was established in 1826 in West Troy (now Watervliet), New York,by Andrew Meneely, a former apprentice in the foundry of Benjamin Hanks. Two of Andrew’s sons continued to operate the foundry after his death, and it remained a family operation until its closure.

The second Meneely bell foundry was established in 1870 by a third son, Clinton H. Meneely, across the river in Troy, New York. Initially he was in partnership with George H. Kimberly, under the name Meneely & Kimberly; this second foundry was reorganized in 1879 as the Clinton H. Meneely Bell Company, then later as the Meneely Bell Company.

Like its related competitor, it remained a family operation until its closure. Business cards for both of the competing Meneely bell foundries appearing in the Troy Daily Times May 20, 1891 The two foundries competed vigorously (and sometimes bitterly) with each other.

Together, they produced about 65,000 bells before they both closed in 1952.

OUR BELL WAS PRODUCED BY MENEELY IN WEST TROY, THE ORIGINAL FOUNDRY.

THE BELL IS MARKED MENEELY & CO. ON ONE SIDE

WEST TROY, N.Y. 1888

THE BRACKET IS MARKED MENEELY  WEST TROY

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