Palacios V.F.D. Bell - Palacios, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member jhuoni
N 28° 42.027 W 096° 12.928
14R E 772048 N 3177975
Located on the grounds of the Palacios Volunteer Fire Department. The bell is painted red and covered with a mossy growth on its north side.
Waymark Code: WMTZBD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 1

On the yolk:

G.S. Bell & Co
Hillsboro O.


From:

History of C.S. Bell and His Bellfoundry

When was my bell made? is the most common question asked by owners of postmount farm bells and other cast steel bells. Probably that's because those bells typically are not dated (as cast bronze bells usually are). However, in the case of bells which obviously came from Hillsboro, Ohio, it is at least possible to determine the time period within which the bell must have been made. That is because the name of the firm changed as follows:

Name Years of operation Type of Operation
C. S. Bell 1875 - 1882 Single proprietorship
C. S. Bell & Co.1882 - 1894 Partnership
The C. S. Bell Co. 1894 - 1970s Corporation

In all cases, the maker's name appears not on the bell itself,as it usually does for bronze bells, but on the yoke from which the bell is hung.

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