Meneely Bell Foundry

Ein Feste Burg on Meneely Bells
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God on the Meneely Bell Foundry (1901) bell set at St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charleston, South Carolina

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The first Meneely bell foundry was established in 1826 in West Troy (now Watervliet), New York,[1] by Andrew Meneely, a former apprentice in the foundry of Benjamin Hanks.[2] 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.

The two foundries competed vigorously (and sometimes bitterly) with each other, and their products should not be confused. Together, they produced about 65,000 bells before they both closed in 1952.[3][4]

Bell locations

Business cards for both of the competing Meneely bell foundries appearing in the Troy Daily Times on May 20, 1891.

Below is a sample of locations where bells from one or the other of the Meneely bell foundries can be seen and heard:

Below is a sample of locations where bells from the Second Meneely Bell Foundry can be seen and heard

Columbian Liberty Bell

The Columbian Liberty Bell was cast by Clinton H. Meneely's foundry for display at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. The bell disappeared while on tour in Europe.[21][22][23][24]

Saint Anthony’s Church Bell, Prague, Czech Republic

The Meneely bell that hangs in St Anthony's Church in Prague was purchased by the Mid-European Union in October 1918 to commemorate the independence of Czechoslovakia after World War I and donated to the group's president, Thomas Masaryk, who became the head of the country's provisional government and, in 1920, the Czechoslovak president. The bell cost $2,000 and weighed 2,542 pounds (1,155 kg).

See also

References

  1. "Meneely and Company Records, 1825-1945". The New York State Library. University of the State of New York. March 5, 2014. Retrieved 10 Jan 2015. line feed character in |title= at position 20 (help)
  2. "Benjamin Hanks". delaney@delaneyantiqueclocks.com. Delaney Antique Clocks. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  3. Meneely Bell Online Museum
  4. Rensselaer County Historical Society. (RCHS says the financial records of these foundries are located at 1) Hudson-Mohawk Industrial Gateway, Foot of Polk St., Troy, NY 12180; and 2) Manuscripts & Special Collections, New York State Library, Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230.)
  5. physically inspected bell , which is still in use
  6. Meneely Bell Rings Again, Jamesville Community Museum Newsletter, 2 February 2008
  7. King Avenue United Methodist Church
  8. parish historian
  9. Newton Churches
  10. The Rock Island Clock Tower - From Ordnance to Engineers
  11. Lyman, Susan C. The Story of Norwood, NY: A Nice Place to Live: 1850-1995. Norwood: Norwood Historical Association, 1995.
  12. TowerBells.org
  13. Tower Instruments By State
  14. Wofford's Bell, From The Archives, 25 January 2008
  15. http://www.towerbellfoundation.org/bells.html
  16. Church records
  17. "Spotsylvania Courthouse". visitspotsy.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  18. TowerBells.org
  19. Assumption-St. Paul Church
  20. Wonderful Liberty Bell - It is to Contain Historical Relics of Great Value - It Will Be Cast At Troy Next Month and Will Weigh 13,000 Pounds, New York Times 24 April 1893
  21. Columbian Liberty Bell Cast - The Operation A Success, It Is Thought, New York Times, 23 June 1893
  22. Columbian Liberty Bell, Liberty Bell Museum
  23. Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference
  24. Skinner, Charles. "Bell Casting in Troy". Meneely Bell online Museum. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

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