Ding-dong, the bell is gone

Close-up of Brass   (by Strangerhahaha)

It’s kind of hard to lose a 2,300-pound brass church bell; nevertheless, one that’s been around for the past 150 years has

now gone missing.

The bell had rested securely for most of the past century and a half within a Gloversville, New York church.  When this church was demolished three years ago, the bell was removed to what the Associated Press calls “an undisclosed location.”

It appears that the location in question wasn’t undisclosed to everyone. 

Police have therefore been searching “local scrap yards and antiques dealers” for clues.  They suspect that “more than one person” used “heavy equipment” to haul the bell away.

Resources

http://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/647084/Historic-church-bell-missing-in-upstate-New-York.html?isap=1&nav=5040

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