Bob Brosamer with some of his stock of used church bells
A true church bell is found in a steeple, and is used to call the faithful to service on Sunday mornings, to announce weddings, and to toll at funerals.
The size of a typical church bell is 28" and greater, and the weight is 400 lbs. and up. Most of them are cast bronze, and have a deep rich tone. You just cannot get a church bell sound out of a small bell, smaller bell sounds are associated with a small chapel or school.
Our complete swinging church bells come with yoke, clapper, wheel, A frame stands, and a toller (if desired) We can also sell you JUST the bell, and it can be electrified to ring remotely. (we have to send them out for the electric) BUT most of our customers prefer the old fashioned rope pull method of ringing the bell.
We do not offer electronic bell sounds. Or, as some call them, singing bells etc. WE only deal in REAL bells, real bells have been rung for thousands of years, and will never go out of style or have parts that have been discontinued. I have heard lots of complaints from churches that were not satisfied with their recorded bell sound systems. It seems when something breaks down they can no longer get parts, Like computers, they are out of date or change models real fast. A real bell when rung properly will last for ever, and always be in style.
We do not have any spare church bell parts to sell, sorry.
If you have a church bell for sale, or want to trade one in - WE BUY
BELLS. Check out our We Buy Bells page for details.
For more information, please call us
at our new toll-free number:
888-592-3557
Below are some of our current stock of church bells for sale.
Click on the small photos to see them enlarged.
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| 1A461 29 inch 1885 Cast Bronze Meneely complete |
1A463 34 inch 1910 Meneely cast bronze from a E Howard clock |
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| 1A470 27 inch 1870 Jones cast bronze bell |
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| A044 41 inch J. Register & Sons Baltimore Bell Foundry |
A116 48 inch Jones cast bronze bell dated 1870 |
A195 37 inch Blake formally Hooper, cast in 1872, in as found condition |
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| A196 51 inch Blake formally Hooper, cast in 1873. Bell alone weighs 2,400 lbs. Has wheel (not shown) |
A222 43 inch Fulton 1891 bell only |
A223 42 inch McShane dated 1885 bell only |
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| A232 41 inch Meneely dated 1914 |
A233 42 inch Mc Shane dated 1884 with Historical inscriptions on bell |
A301 30 inch VanDuzen dated 1891 |
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| A370 28 inch Doolittle dated 1815 (RARE) |
A379 33 inch McShane dated 1888 |
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| A387 32 inch RARE Aspinwall dated 1837 Mission Bell |
A390 43 inch Bronze Meneely Bell |
A429 38 inch Stuckstede with bolt and clapper -Like new |
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| A432 A complete Cast Iron Church Bell |
A438 Set of 2 Stuckstede Bells - 41 inch - 35 inch |
A467 31 inch 1881 cast bronze Jones |
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| A468 33 inch 1878 cast bronze Meneely |
A493 29inch McShane 1889 |
A494 29inch Meneely 1885 |
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| A495 32inch VanDuzen 1910 |
A496 28inch Meneely 1914 |
A complete restored Meneely Church Bell with all hardware
Below is a chart you can use to calculate the size of a given bell and the size of the supporting frame for it. The data was copied from a Meneely Bell catalog
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