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The bell is the largest swinging bell which was ever cast in the United States. It was cast by the Vanduzen Company in 1895.[http://home.catholicweb.com/stfrancisdesalescinti/index.cfm/NewsItem?ID=36518&From=Home] The bell was hauled by 12 horses up Gilbert Avenue, then down Madison Road to St. Frances de Sales in what is now East Walnut Hills. |
The bell is the largest swinging bell which was ever cast in the United States. It was cast by the Vanduzen Company in 1895.[http://home.catholicweb.com/stfrancisdesalescinti/index.cfm/NewsItem?ID=36518&From=Home] The bell was hauled by 12 horses up Gilbert Avenue, then down Madison Road to St. Frances de Sales in what is now East Walnut Hills. |
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*[http://www.cincinnatimemory.org/gsdl/collect/greaterc/archives/HASH016f/77ae5846.dir/ato002340ccchc.jpg BIG JOE "Largest swinging bell in the world. Presented to St. Francis de Sales's congregation by the late Joseph G. Buddeke."] |
*[http://www.cincinnatimemory.org/gsdl/collect/greaterc/archives/HASH016f/77ae5846.dir/ato002340ccchc.jpg BIG JOE "Largest swinging bell in the world. Presented to St. Francis de Sales's congregation by the late Joseph G. Buddeke."] |
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*[http://www.cincinnatimemory.org/gsdl/collect/greaterc/archives/HASH07e9/9231e875.dir/ocp001282slide.jpg St. Francis de Sales Church] |
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| Weight: | 37,000 lb (16,818 kg) |
| Diameter: | 9 feet (2.7 m) |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Yoke: | unknown pounds (unknown kg) |
| Clapper: | unknown pounds (unknown kg) |
| Location: | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Casting Date: | 1895 |
| Musical note: | E-flat |
Big Joe is a bronze bell which hangs in the steeple of Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The bell is the largest swinging bell which was ever cast in the United States. It was cast by the Vanduzen Company in 1895.[1] The bell was hauled by 12 horses up Gilbert Avenue, then down Madison Road to St. Frances de Sales in what is now East Walnut Hills.
References
- Wecker, David (2000-01-18). "Meet Big Joe". The Cincinnati Post. E. W. Scripps Company. Archived from the original on 2004-06-21.
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External links
- BIG JOE "Largest swinging bell in the world. Presented to St. Francis de Sales's congregation by the late Joseph G. Buddeke."
- St. Francis de Sales Church
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