Meneely bell foundries
A Meneely bell at the Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts
The Meneely Bell Foundry was a bell foundry established in 1826 in West Troy (now Watervliet ), New York , by Andrew Meneely.[citation needed ] Two of Andrew's sons continued to operate the foundry after his death, while a third son, Clinton H. Meneely, opened a second foundry across the river with George H. Kimberly in Troy, New York in 1870. Initially named the Meneely Bell Company of Troy , this second foundry was reorganized in 1880 as the Clinton H. Meneely Company , then again as the Meneely Bell Company . Together, the two foundries produced about 65,000 bells before they closed in 1952.[ 1] [ 2]
Bell locations
Meneely Bell Foundry
Selected bells attributed to the West Troy foundry.
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Image
Dates
Location
Country
Description
Boys' Camp, Camp Mini-Yo-We
Huntsville, Ontario
Canada
Originally cast for Mountainside Gospel Chapel in Mountainside, New Jersey . Later donated to Camp Mini-Yo-We upon amalgamation with Liquid Church.
St. Lawrence Hall
1849 cast
Toronto , Ontario
Canada
Unused and virtually inaccessible in the cupola
Wesley Knox United Church
Woodville, Nova Scotia
Canada
Roddick Gates , McGill University
Montreal , Quebec
Canada
Saint Anthony's Church (Svateho Antonina)
1918 purchased
Strossmayerovo Namesti, Prague
Czech Republic
First Baptist Church
1869 cast
1887 repaired
1963 moved
Huntsville, Alabama
United States
Donated by deacon James Hamilton to Enon Baptist Church downtown. Later moved to current site.
Church of the Nativity
Menlo Park, California
United States
Saint Joseph Parish (Mountain View, California)
Mountain View, California
United States
Striker replaced in 2018. A-frames scheduled for replacement in 2024.
San Jose State University
1881 cast
Rehung 1910 and 1960s
San Jose, California
United States
Cast to commemorate the California State Normal School. Weighs 3,000-pounds. Silenced after an earthquake in 1903. Re-installed in Tower Hall in 1910 and rung on special occasions. Later retired and relocated to ground level due to seismic concerns.
St. Mary Catholic Church
Bethel, Connecticut
United States
Bulkley Memorial Carillon
Danbury, Connecticut
United States
Lupton Hall Carillon , Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, Georgia
United States
Faith Chapel
1901 cast
Jekyll Island, Georgia
United States
Chapel built 1904
Lovely Lane Chapel, Epworth By The Sea
1881 cast
St. Simons Island, Georgia
United States
Lacon Congregational Church
1890 cast
Lacon, Illinois
United States
St. Paul Lutheran Church
1860s purchased
Pontiac, Illinois
United States
Rock Island Arsenal Clock Tower
1867 cast
Rock Island, Illinois
United States
Weighs 3,538 pounds
University of Northern Iowa [ 3]
1926 dedicated
Cedar Falls, Iowa
United States
Mattawamkeag Church of God
Mattawamkeag, Maine
United States
Joseph Dill Baker Memorial Carillon
Frederick, Maryland
United States
Baker Park
Plainville Historical Commission
1905 cast
Plainville, Massachusetts
United States
First Presbyterian Church of Adrian
1846 cast
Adrian, Michigan
United States
Weighs 1601 pounds. After installation, rang in the New Year in 1847.
Laingsburg United Methodist Church
1881 cast
Laingsburg, Michigan
United States
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Madison, Nebraska
United States
Thompson Hall (University of New Hampshire)
Durham, New Hampshire
United States
Original church was located on Greenwood Ave. Later relocated behind the "new" church on Dodgingtown Road.
Columbia High School (New Jersey)
Maplewood, New Jersey
United States
Large bell chimes the hour
St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church[ 4]
New Brunswick, New Jersey
United States
Newton Presbyterian Church[ 5]
Newton, New Jersey
United States
Friendship Fire Company #1
1875 cast
Woodbury, New Jersey
United States
Created for the Woodbury Fire Association
Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack
Claverack-Red Mills, New York
United States
Saint Michael's Church (Rochester, New York)
1847 cast
Rochester, New York
United States
2 bells weighing 1,015 pounds and 525 pounds
St. Anthony's Church
Albany, New York
United States
First Presbyterian Church
1848 cast
Avon, New York
United States
33", 700 pound bell
Carlisle Presbyterian Church
Carlisle, New York
United States
Central United Methodist Church
Endicott, New York
United States
Jamesville Community Museum
Jamesville, New York
United States
Created for the former 1878 Episcopal church
St. Andrew's Catholic Church
Norwood, New York
United States
3,100-pound bell of ingot copper and East India tin
Church of the Ascension
1873 cast
1888 resold
Rockville Centre, New York
United States
Cast for Christ Church, Poughkeepsie, New York . Sold back to the foundry and resold to Church of the Ascension.
Saugerties Lighthouse
Saugerties, New York
United States
Phi Sigma Kappa, Gamma Tetarton Chapter (Troy, NY)
1882 dedicated
Troy, New York
United States
The building was originally St. Francis DeSales Church. Dedicated by Rev. William A. Drum.
West Point Cadet Chapel [ 6]
West Point, New York
United States
King Avenue United Methodist Church[ 7]
Columbus, Ohio
United States
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Portland, Oregon
United States
Formerly Deutsche Congregationale Zion Kirche (German Congregational Zion Church)
St. Peter Cathedral (Erie, Pennsylvania)
Erie, Pennsylvania
United States
Christ Episcopal Church (Reading, Pennsylvania)
1874 cast
Reading, Pennsylvania
United States
Set of 10 bells
Trinity Church (Newport, Rhode Island)
Newport , Rhode Island
United States
National Patriots Bell Tower carillon
Valley Forge National Park , Pennsylvania
United States
St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church
1901 cast
3 bells added 1966
Charleston, South Carolina
United States
Set of 10 bells. All bells refurbished in 2008 by Christop Paccard Bellfoundries.
Wofford College
Spartanburg, South Carolina
United States
First United Methodist Church (Crockett, Texas)
1859 cast
1901 moved
Crockett, Texas
United States
Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church
Sherman, Texas
United States
Cathedral Church of St. Mark
Salt Lake City , Utah
United States
Saint Peter's Catholic Church
Rutland, Vermont
United States
Wilder Center
Wilder, Vermont
United States
Eastern State Hospital Medical Library, Building No. 3
1866 cast
Williamsburg, Virginia
United States
Signified curfews and special events at the nation's oldest psychiatric hospital
Second Meneely bell foundry
Selected bells attributed to the Troy foundry:
Meneely & Kimberly
Meneely Bell Company of Troy
Clinton H. Meneely Company
Meneely Bell Company
Site
Image
Dates
Location
Country
Description
St. Andrew's United Church[ 8]
Markham, Ontario
Canada
Sainte-Marthe-De-Vaudreuil Catholic Church
Quebec
Canada
Parish Church of San Andres Xecul
Totonicapan
Guatemala
Hume Memorial Church (A.F.C.C) Congregation
1914 cast
Ahmednagar , Maharashtra
India
Tunghai University
Taichung
Taiwan
Cast for Miss Elsie Priest
Veterans Park
1874 cast
2010 installed
Poway, California
United States
Schofield Barracks Soldiers Chapel
1911 cast
Wahiawa, Hawaii
United States
Davis County Courthouse
1879 cast
Bloomfield, Iowa
United States
Meneely & Kimberly
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
1910 cast
Ogden, Kansas
United States
First Baptist Church
1859 cast
Clinton, Louisiana
United States
Cushing Academy
1890 cast
Ashburnham, Massachusetts
United States
Clinton H. Meneely
Church of the Sacred Heart
1872 cast
Waseca, Minnesota
United States
Meneely & Kimberly
First Congregational United Church of Christ (Billings, Montana)
1889 cast
1957 rehung
Billings, Montana
United States
Clinton H. Meneely
Wells College , Main Building
1922 cast
Aurora, New York
9 bells
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church
Brooklyn, New York
United States
Assumption Church [ 9]
1922 dedicated
Staten Island, New York
United States
Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower[ 10]
1930s cast
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
United States
Meneely Bell Company. 12 bells supplemented by two bells from Petit & Fritsen in 1998.
Cortland Elementary School
1876 cast
Cortland, Ohio
United States
Meneely & Kimberly
Phelps School
Malvern, Pennsylvania
United States
The "Victory Bell"
Notable bells
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.[ 11]
[ 12]
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
^ Meneely Bell Online Museum
^ "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.)" .
^ "Tower Instruments by State" . allchimes.org .
^ "The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America" .
^ "Newton, NJ - Churches" . www.newtonnj.net .
^ "The Cadet Chapel [at West Point] • Chapter 3" .
^ King Avenue United Methodist Church
^ "Home | Markham | St. Andrew's United Church" . unitedchurchsite .
^ Assumption-St. Paul Church
^ CHAPEL HILL : USA - NC
^ "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 -- It Will Con- tain Relics of Washington, Jefferson, and Other American Heroes -- Women Have Sent Their Wedding Rings -- Rare Coins Have Been Contributed -- School Children Have Had an Important Share" . The New York Times . April 24, 1893 – via NYTimes.com.
^ "COLUMBIAN LIBERTY BELL CAST.; The Operation a Success, It Is Thought -- Mrs. Cleveland Had No Part in It" . The New York Times . June 23, 1893 – via NYTimes.com.
^ Skinner, Charles. "Bell Casting in Troy" . Meneeley Bell online Museum . Retrieved July 12, 2013 .
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