The Fire Bell in the Tower of Pelham Manor Village Hall

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The bell in Pelham Manor Village Hall tower was designed as a "toller". Set in a stationary mount, a bell hammer is mounted beneath and can be operated by a rope from the base of the tower.

The bell is engraved as follows:

"Van Gilder & Kirk

Cincinnati

Buckeye Bell Works

1892

Village of Pelham Manor"

Though today Pelham Manor residents catch their collective breath when they hear the Village fire horn, for many decades our predecessors cringed at the tolling of the Village Hall fire bell.

Below is a post card view of the new addition to Village Hall added in 1922. It clearly shows the bell tower and the bell within.



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