Handbell
date: label: manufacture date
content: 1962
name: label: manufacturer
content: Schulmerich Carillons, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This handbell was made by Schulmerich Carillons, inc. in Sellersville, Pennsylvania, in 1962. It is made of cast bronze with a leather handle. This handbell is part of a 25-note set of English-type handbells (G4 – G6). </p>
label: Description
content: <p>This set of handbells was made for Trinity Baptist Church in Norfolk, Virginia and used in the church’s music programs. The bells continued in use by the choir until 1983, when Schulmerich replaced them with a new set.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The bells feature U. S. Patent #3139855, filed on January 15, 1963 and granted on July 7, 1964 to Jacob G. Kunz, deceased, and Montgomery County Bank and Trust Company and Bertha L. Kuntz, executors, assignors to Schulmerich Electronics, Inc. for improvements in handbells.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Sellersville
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Percussion
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Schulmerich Carillons, Inc. (through Ronald O. Beach)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.0763.16
label: accession number
content: 1984.0763
label: catalog number
content: 1984.0763.16
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bell
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)