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BELLS & CLOCKS SINCE 1842
The Verdin Company™ is a world-renowned, six generation family manufacturer, pioneer, and innovator of cast bronze bells, electronic carillons, clocks, and towers.
Verdin products enrich communities, churches, parks, golf courses, college campuses, and city streetscapes around the world.
Schulmerich®, Schulmerich G5® and Celebration® are trademarks owned by Schulmerich Carillons of Ohio, LLC.
Custom Architectural Tower Clock
Verdin tower clock at Crocker Park in Westlake, Ohio. The development is a mixed use venue featuring retail stores, spacious office buildings, great restaurants, luxury apartments, and more.
Light Clock at Carnegie Museum of Art
The Light Clock at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland, PA. is part of a new interactive installation associated with “Lightime,” a yearlong slate of programming from the Hillman Photography Initiative. The installation is designed to measure and visualize time. Photos courtesy of Carnegie Museum of Art
A Joyful Noise
On Friday, Nov. 4, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge blessed 10 bells that will be part of the 50-bell carillon at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral in Raleigh.
The arrival and blessing of bells marked a joyful and significant step toward calling the faithful to worship for Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral.
Verdin to Mark 175th Anniversary
To commemorate this milestone, the company will hold celebrations over the course of the year. The special events will include open house factory tours, customer receptions, bell castings in our factory and throughout the United States with the world’s only traveling bell foundry. Guests will learn about the incredible craftsmanship and artistry that has made Verdin well known as the maker of the world’s finest bell instruments and clocks for 175 years.
New York Stock Exchange Opening & Closing Bell
One of the most familiar images and sounds of the New York Stock Exchange on the evening news is the loud ringing of a bell, signaling the opening or closing of the day’s trading. The first bell rang at the NYSE in the 1870s with the advent of continuous trading.