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Fire Alarm Bell
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Fire Alarm Bell

Date1881
MediumBronze
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (circumference, weight): 78in., 8875lb. (198.1cm, 4025.7kg)
Credit LineGift of the Board of Fire Commissioners, City of Hartford
Object number1931.14.0
NotesHistorical Note: The bell was cast in 1881 from metal from the 1867 Hartford Fire Bell which cracked the same year. The bell hung in the tower of the fire headquarters at 43 Pearl Street, Hartford, Connecticut until it was retired in 1921.
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