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Rare Cast Bronze Bell (SOLD)

Rare Cast Bronze Bell (SOLD)

Signed & dated: “J. WILBANK, PHILADA., 1836″

~ ITEM DETAILS ~

Dimensions: Ht. 14", Diameter of rim 19"
Maker / Origin: John Wilbank, Germantown, Phila, PA, who cast the bell for Independence Hall in 1828.
Medium: Bronze
Miscellaneous: Some chipping to the edge rim & missing clapper. Other Wilbank bells: Old St. Joseph's RC Church in Phila. (dated 1841) and Roswell Presbyterian Church, Georgia (dated 1827).

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