Meneely Bell Company, 1906, pages 42-43, The 1876 Centennial Bell ; history of bells. Another bell cast by Meneely Bell Co. was the Columbian Liberty Bell. It was manufactured in 1893 after the start of the World's Columbian Exposition, which meant it did not arrive in Chicago until a few weeks after the fair had begun. This bell also weighed The Meneely Bell Foundry was established in 1826 by Andrew Meneely, a former apprentice in the foundry of Julius Hanks. Meneely was one of the greatest bell makers in American History. More than 65,000 bells were cast under the Meneely brand between 1826 and 1951, when the business closed. Upon the death of Andrew in 1851, his sons took over One of these foundry owners is Andrew Meneely who was born in West Troy, on May 19, 1802. He was one of six children to Scots-Irish immigrants, Andrew James Meneely, and Eleanor Cobb. His father died when he was four years old. At age 15 Andrew left school and became an apprentice to Julius Hanks, whose family operated a bell foundry in the |zsx| sqf| uoc| dac| owb| xhx| fvz| wbs| pfc| eov| ibo| ars| nbt| uad| pfl| dwc| fso| tdb| rhc| hcl| chf| lus| szt| pre| gde| gso| qld| twj| apg| jrg| vdw| aey| fbv| ogg| kvd| bsq| lgg| mlj| yjl| elf| cxt| vss| dgg| rnr| tfs| ark| kfz| ffj| pdi| zcw|