The Verdin Company is a manufacturer of bronze
bells, clocks and towers based in
Cincinnati,
Ohio in the
United States. The company has been making bells for use in bell and clock towers,
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chimes, and
carillon
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s since 1842. They also manufacture electronic carillons,
street clock
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s, glockenspiels, and monuments. There is now an organ division serving churches and other institutions combining organ and bell music.
The Verdin Company is headquartered in an historic five-building church complex in the Over the Rhine neighborhood in Cincinnati. The complex and church were restored in 1983 and now include the Bell Event Centre .
Notable installations
The
World Peace Bell in
Newport
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Ireland
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,
Kentucky, United States (33,285 kg / 73,381 lbs. with a width of 12 feet / 3.7 m); it was cast in 1999 under Verdin's direction by the
Paccard Foundry near
Annecy
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,
France. Other notable installations include the
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the
Smithsonian Institution, the
Canadian Parliament Buildings and
Walt Disney World Resort, and the 88 bronze bells cast for the
Ohio Bicentennial
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.
They also crafted a 24-inch brass bell for the
Seaport Shrine in
Boston.
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See also
* Bellfounding
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and clock making
References
External links
The Verdin Company website
Bell foundries of the United States
Manufacturing companies based in Cincinnati
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