My Ears Are Ringing

In my city is the Verdin Bell and Clock Company.  Since 1842 they have been making bells and clocks.

Verdin cast bronze bells ring from more than 50,000 installations around the world.

Why they are in The Netherlands.

 East Tennessee State University raised funds to build a Verdin bell and clock tower to create a focal point of their campus.

Bells for Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi's long silent tower in Sante Fe, New Mexico.

I am inside where they make the bells. You can see them making bells here.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbWJHXh1Gvk

My ears are ringing!  I hear bells. 

The Millennium Bell

 The World Peace Bell is one of more than twenty Peace Bells around the world made by Verdin.
The World Peace Bell was first rung in Nantes on March 20, 1999, in a public ceremony. It then underwent a month-and-a-half-long sea voyage from France to the U.S. port of New Orleans, Louisiana, where the bell was made part of that city's Fourth of July celebration. The bell was then transported by barge up the Mississippi and Ohio
Rivers, making stops in 14 cities along the way.
 

 Verdin tower clock overlooks the Brooklyn Bridge and the New York Harbor.

Look at the size of the weight for the clock above.

 Verdin street clocks are found in the finest communities across America. Mt. Holly, New Jersey created a gathering place on their main street.You can go here and see if one is in your city

http://www.verdin.com/?gclid=CIm2tLG36roCFWdnOgod7EAA0g

Historically, church bells have served as timekeepers, used to mark the hour for work, prayer, and community gatherings.  In addition, church bells today often ring to commemorate occasions and events. The melodious sound of cast bronze church bells is timeless. Enclosed in prominent landmark towers and steeples, church bells are known and recognized, both by sight and sound, as local fixtures representing the enduring quality of community.

So when you hear bells this Christmas Season there is a good chance they were cast in my city. 

 

Thanks for being a friend

Traveling down the road and back again

Your heart is true and your a friend of mine

Signing Off

Sweet William The Scot