The Revere Bell of 1834 at the
Benson Ford Research Center
The Henry Ford
20900 Oakwood Blvd. Dearborn, MI 48124
Our thanks and appreciation to a most helpful staff at the Henry Ford indoor and outdoor history museum, for the content above.
the Universalist Church in Hingham, Massachusetts, folded in 1927.
Henry Ford purchased the bell from a Boston antique shop in 1929.
The weight of the bell has not been determined.
The dimensions are 39 inches wide outside, 33 inches inside giving us a thickness of six inches. Check back with us as we attempt to determine its weight.
Visit WalkBostonhistory's index of Revere Bells in progress
The PDF below shows hand written notes sizing up the bell. You can scroll through it.
The original listing of Revere Bells collated by Edward and Evelyn Stickney follows.
A consolidated listing is available at our link.