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| hq_location_city = [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]] |
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| founded = {{start date and age|1842}} |
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| industry = [[Bellfounding]] |
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The '''Verdin Company''' is a manufacturer of bronze [[church bells|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, [[Ring of bells|peals]], [[chime (bell instrument)|chimes]], and [[carillon]]s since 1842. They also manufacture electronic carillons, [[street clock]]s, glockenspiels, and monuments. There is now an organ division serving churches and other institutions combining organ and bell music. |
The '''Verdin Company''' is a manufacturer of bronze [[church bells|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, [[Ring of bells|peals]], [[chime (bell instrument)|chimes]], and [[carillon]]s since 1842. They also manufacture electronic carillons, [[street clock]]s, glockenspiels, and monuments. There is now an organ division serving churches and other institutions combining organ and bell music. |
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They also crafted a 24 inch brass bell for the [[Seaport Shrine]] in [[Boston]].<ref>{{cite book | title = Our Lady of Good Voyage | publisher = Archdiocese of Boston | id = "This booklet has been published through the generous donation of John B. Hynes, III, Managing Partner at Boston Global Investors, in honor and memory of his grandfather, [[John Hynes (politician)|Mayor John B. Hynes]], his father, Jack Hynes, and his mother, Marie Kelly Hynes. Mayor Hines was instrumental in founding the original ''Our Lady of Good Voyage'' in 1952. His son Jack hoped that this new Shrine would perpetuate the true mission of his Catholic faith to the thousands of new residents of Boston's emerging Seaport."|p=4}} |
They also crafted a 24 inch brass bell for the [[Seaport Shrine]] in [[Boston]].<ref>{{cite book | title = Our Lady of Good Voyage | publisher = Archdiocese of Boston | id = "This booklet has been published through the generous donation of John B. Hynes, III, Managing Partner at Boston Global Investors, in honor and memory of his grandfather, [[John Hynes (politician)|Mayor John B. Hynes]], his father, Jack Hynes, and his mother, Marie Kelly Hynes. Mayor Hines was instrumental in founding the original ''Our Lady of Good Voyage'' in 1952. His son Jack hoped that this new Shrine would perpetuate the true mission of his Catholic faith to the thousands of new residents of Boston's emerging Seaport."|p=4}} |
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==See also== |
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| Industry | Bellfounding |
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| Founded | 1842 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Website | verdin |
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, peals, chimes, and carillons since 1842. They also manufacture electronic carillons, street clocks, 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, 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, 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.
They also crafted a 24 inch brass bell for the Seaport Shrine in Boston.<ref>Our Lady of Good Voyage. Archdiocese of Boston. p. 4. "This booklet has been published through the generous donation of John B. Hynes, III, Managing Partner at Boston Global Investors, in honor and memory of his grandfather, Mayor John B. Hynes, his father, Jack Hynes, and his mother, Marie Kelly Hynes. Mayor Hines was instrumental in founding the original Our Lady of Good Voyage in 1952. His son Jack hoped that this new Shrine would perpetuate the true mission of his Catholic faith to the thousands of new residents of Boston's emerging Seaport.".
See also
- Bellfounding and clock making
References
External links
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