Meneely bell foundries

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.

Site	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	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

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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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).

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.

External links

[1] Meneely Bell Online Museum

[2] "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.)".

[3] "Tower Instruments by State". allchimes.org.

[4] "The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America".

[5] "Newton, NJ - Churches". www.newtonnj.net.

[6] "The Cadet Chapel [at West Point] • Chapter 3".

[7] King Avenue United Methodist Church

[8] "Home | Markham | St. Andrew's United Church". unitedchurchsite.

[9] Assumption-St. Paul Church

[10] CHAPEL HILL : USA - NC

[11] "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.

[12] "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.

[13] Skinner, Charles. "Bell Casting in Troy". Meneeley Bell online Museum. Retrieved July 12, 2013.

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