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  1. Bell, Church - Merrill's Grove Baptist Church

    The object is a church bell which is crafted from metal, most likely iron, with an attached wooden wheel that drives the sound mechanism with a pulley system. The whole object is mounted on a rectangular, double tiered, wooden platform of connecting planks. There is a raised joist dividing the platform into two sections at center which is also the attachment location for the bell's headstock and metal framework. The number "2937" is painted in bl...

    Record Type: Object

    Bell, proper left side view
  2. Mallet - Merrill's Grove Baptist Church

    The object is a mallet for a large metal church bell. The church bell can produce sound through a wooden wheel and pulley system on the proper right side or in the contact of this mallet with the bell or its wooden platform. The mallet has a metal frame with an arm and a head section. The arm of the mallet is a flat rod of metal which curves upward to the middle and then evens out into a straight line before attaching to the head. There is a ...

    Record Type: Object

    Mallet, with curve extending upward

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