03 Dec photographic survey of the churh bell before it’s extraction from flizikowski and kaiser’s german evangelical lutheran church (1896)
photographic survey of church bell before it’s extraction from flizikowski and kaiser’s german evangelical lutheran church (1896).
the 1896 solid bronze bell is intact – comprised of flanking cast iron a-frame bases or stands, yoke, clapper and bent wood wheel with a single sheave (original rope present).
the custom church bell was fabricated by the henry stucketede bell foundry company (1892-1931), st. louis, mo.
i salvaged a church bell from st. john’s (1911) in 2016 – made by the foundry with nearly identical structural configuration (see images).
the lightly embossed lettering on the bell reads:
the hy. stucketede co.
st. louis mo.
1896
deustche ev luth (translation: german ev. lutheran)
christus kirche (translation: christ church)
kommt es ist alles bereit (translation: come, for all is ready – luke 14:17).
mar 1896
additional photos of the church building in its present state are shown below:
