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Project Reindeer is reaching completion. Mike Ames is seen setting the bell. It required this T&G Towing semi sized hoist to place the bell on its uprights. Many thanks to Mike, T&G, and all the contributors who have supported this endeavor. Their names will be a part of the artwork… Read More "Project Reindeer Update"
The two photos below are C S Bell employees at the Main St and/or Railroad Street Foundries. Dates unknown. Please help identify these individuals, and dates, if you can. Please share this post with others who may be able to help. These individuals were instrumental in building the most successful… Read More "Old C.S. Bell Employees"
The Number 54 C.S. Bell Company bell, the largest production iron bell in history, world’s largest Crystal Metal bell, code name Reindeer, is coming back home to Hillsboro after being rescued from a church in Pennsylvania. Reindeer will reside at 160 W. Main St. in Hillsboro, at C.S. Bell’s second… Read More "Project Reindeer"
Many Thanks to all who supported our fundraising efforts for the 2 completed murals in the Hillsboro Historic District. Mural artist Pamala Kellough went over 1,000 photos, images, news articles & other sources as well as conversations and stories about the company and the Bell family. Pam asked a ton… Read More "C S Bell Hillsboro Mural Update"
Georgetown Ky. AME Church Bell for sale by The Highland County Historical Society. This bell was rescued after going down in a storm in the 1930’s. It was stored in a local family’s barn for 80 years. Refurbished and ready to go, this 200 pound #24 C. S. Bell Co.… Read More "AME Church Bell For Sale"
Three C. S. Bell World War II era marine bells cast from the original C. S. Bell patterns are now available for purchase at The Highland House Museum. These bells were cleaned up, checked over, and donated to the Historical Society as a fundraiser for a mural project in the… Read More "WWII Era Marine Bells"
One of the questions we often hear from bell owners is, ‘who made my bell’? Cast in Hillsboro Ohio by The C.S. Bell Company for J. L. Haven Company of Cincinnati Ohio, the bell shown below represents the tens of thousands of bells cast by The C. S. Bell that… Read More "Who Made My Bell?"
D Day and Memorial Day are significant in United States history, and are directly linked to The C S Bell Company in Hillsboro, Ohio, U. S. A. Noted historian Jean Wallis pointed out in her 1970s research the implications of The C. S. Bell Company supplying tens of thousands of… Read More "D Day & Memorial Day"
Saturday May 29 th. The Highland County Historical Society is hosting vendors inside and out at the Highland House Museum with an array of vintage items and lots and lots of fun stuff. The #22 cast iron bell and belfry in the photo is for sale by the Historical Society.… Read More "Highland House Museum Sale"
A great old C. S. Bell multipurpose cast iron grinder, referred to as a burr mill. Three sizes were made, #1, #2, & #3, this being a number 1. Note the makers mark, (lazy IC) in the first photo. Charles Singleton Bell went into the foundry business in 1858 in… Read More "#1 Burr Mill"
