When you think of the Caribbean and/or the Mediterranean you may picture lounging about with a frosty beverage with a soft tropic breeze tickling your nose and the only sighs overheard are sighs of satisfaction as if no other place on earth could exist at that very moment, where the plant life seems to have more ambition than those of us who are "in the moment" and more satisfied with watching the waves shape the beach over and over, yet over again. That sound of water rolling gentl... Read Full Story

In the last post I hope I adequately described how we design and create in wax, the custom bells we are known for. Once we have an image in wax, as shown again here: you can easily visualize the final product in bronze as it is shown here: Congratulations to our client on their vision and trust, and to our artisans, bravo! on the "Grasshopper" or "Garden Bell"! What a wonderful thing a Garden bell can be, there should be no limits on how we decorate her as a garden is a pl... Read Full Story

A lot of clients come to us with an inherent concern that customizing their bell will be difficult or a more complicated process than they are prepared to deal with. The most common question is, "...can you engrave a picture if I send it to you?" The answer is (1) we don't engrave yet we can emboss your custom logo into your bell using the lost wax process and (2) we can reproduce almost any image possible. Having good vector art helps or sometimes we dumb it down to line drawin... Read Full Story

Your answers to my call were fantastic so I have moved them from comments to this post as to what you think about bells:LM in PR wrote:The bell [reminds] me of my school days, where the nuns rang the bell for calling to class, playtime, lunch, and the best of the calls, get out of school. It also [reminds me of] church call and Sunday mass. However, the [inherent] symbolism of the bell to me is Liberty. I don’t use the bell on my boat, primarily because there is no fog in the Caribbean. Howev... Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "The Custom Bronze Bell". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap an... Read Full Story

Hello Folks,As valued clients and/or friends of the Bellingham Bell Company I am turning to you all in a time of need. I have been asked to write an article regarding the bell, its history, its historical uses and most importantly; here is where you all come in, what importance and what role does the modern bell play in your experience?The article, if worthy, will be published firstly in “Yachting Matters” a limited print Bi-Annual publication (roughly 2-3000 copies) distributed by hand to Y... Read Full Story

Today started out normally enough, packing up a beautiful group of bells going to all points; Louisiana, New Hampshire, Virginia, Puerto Rico, and Missouri of all places when I realized how fun this all really is casting custom bronze bells for all folks and uses. Examples: The bell for PR is going to be mounted on a fence post to ring up the family for dinner, the bell for Virginia will proudly serve a Navy Seals Training Command. The smallest bells are going to NH and MO and will adorn well... Read Full Story

Thank you to Jon and everyone at Shadow Marine for allowing us to use this beautiful image of the "Allure" bell. We think she fits in perfectly with the ship. Read Full Story

These guys have been so cool to us, I even got a tour of the entire ship in Fort Lauderdale! "Allure" as the ship is called, is not only a world-class ocean going vessel, she has been outfitted with the finest of accomodations including a Fitness Center and a Theatre. For more information please see http://www.shadowmarine.com/ - I'll post images of the bell we created for them as soon as they are done...FYI - see this announcement in original form at http://www.bellinghambell.c... Read Full Story

So yes some manufacturers still put bells on Fire trucks as see in this photo: Although this photo found is not a recent project of any manufacturer as I didn't want to get into any publishing issues with photos.The next image I have is a fantastic example of antique fire apparatus restoration featuring a bell, some amazing paint work and is just overall beautiful in its own way...Note the bell in front of the "grill". I'm going to meet the crew who restored this engine and... Read Full Story