Not long ago, a friend showed me a bell his mother made use of when he was a young boy. When the family lived on a lake upstate, he and his father, the village doctor, enjoyed fishing together. His ...

Bell collectors often specialize in one type of bell or sort their bells for display. Best known to most of us is the school bell, a metal bell with a long wooden handle that was rung to bring ...

Collectors of bells value them for their age, uniqueness and craftsmanship. Being very old or connected with some historical event certainly increases their importance, while having an unusual shape ...