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Bevin Brothers Manufacturing Company

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Bevin Brothers
TypePrivate
IndustryBell Manufacturing
FoundedEast Hampton, Connecticut, USA (1832)
HeadquartersEast Hampton, Connecticut, USA
Key people
Matt Bevin, President
Douglas Dilla, General Manager
Revenue$2.5 million (2016)
Number of employees
20
Websitewww.bevinbells.com

Bevin Brothers Manufacturing company (also called Bevin Brothers) is a family-owned bell foundry located in East Hampton, Connecticut.

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History

The company was found by brothers, William Bevin, Chauncey Bevin, and Abner Bevin in 1832. They were later joined by a fourth brother, Philo Bevin.

The business's website states it produced the first foot gong used in an automobile (the bell was patented in 1897). The foot gong is a bell that was beneath the floor of early automobiles and was rung by pressing it with your foot. It has since been replaced by the car horn.[1][2]

Through the years more than 30 companies have made bells in East Hampton earning it the nickname of "Bell Town." Bevin Brothers is the only remaining bell manufacturer in East Hampton and still remains in the Bevin family.[2]

Through the years it has made sleigh bells, house bells, cow bells, sheep bells, door bells, and ship's bells.

It has been the main manufacturer of bells for the Salvation Army's Christmas-time bell-ringers.[3]

On May 27, 2012, the factory was struck by lightning resulting in a devastating fire that razed the Bevin Brothers mill. In the wake of the fire, Bevin Brothers' future as a bellmaker was uncertain.[4][5] At the time of the fire, the factory was reported to be the last company in the United States to solely produce bells, which it still claimed to be, as of 2019.[6] In 2012(?), it had 19 employees, and was reported to make 1.2 million bells in 200 varieties.[citation needed]

By 2017 the firm was "fully restored", ensconced in another factory building "a short walk" from the former, with 20 employees, and previous year's sales of about $2.5 million. Though all equipment had been in the 6-story building that burned, many dies were recovered from the ruins.[3]

As of 2019, it reportedly made 50 types of bells. As of 2023, its website continues to assert existence and it making 50 types of bells.[7]

Notable bells

See also

References

  1. ^ "Saddle Bells, Shaft Bells, and Foot Gongs". Classic Bells. Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  2. ^ a b "About Us | Bevin Brothers - East Hampton, CT". Bevinbells.com. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  3. ^ a b c David Whitford (May 2, 2017). "Meet the Nearly 200-Year-Old Company That's Innovating the Cowbell: Bevin Bells, one of the last vestiges of a once-booming American industry, dates back nearly two centuries". Inc. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  4. ^ The Associated Press (2012-05-27). "Major blaze destroys Bevin Bell Factory building in East Hampton (video) - The Middletown Press : Serving Middletown, CT". The Middletown Press. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  5. ^ Bartolotta, Michael (2012-05-27). "Fire Destroys Bevin Bell Factory - East Hampton-Portland, CT Patch". Easthampton-ct.patch.com. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  6. ^ https://bevinbells.com/about-bevin-bells/ About Our Bells, Bevin Bells website, retrieved August 27, 2019
  7. ^ "Bevin Bells - About". Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e "A brief history of Bevin Bells | WTNH.com Connecticut". Wtnh.com. Retrieved 2012-06-03.

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This page was last edited on 23 June 2023, at 01:35
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