33773
Accession Number
10821
Title Of Article Chaper
Let freedom ring : the manufacture of the Bicentennial Bell
Title Of Journal Book
Foundry trade journal
Volume
141
Issue
3096
Pages
690-692
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The bell was fabricated from an alloy of about 77% copper and 23% tin, the metal being poured at 1100°C into a mold made from loam built up around a brick foundation. Details are given of the machining of the bell to obtain the desired musical pitch. -- AATA
pub_id
33773