University of Michigan Bell Tower

Albert Kahn, architect. Built 1936.

Largest bell in foundry

Collection of 53 bells cast by the J.H. Taylor Bell Foundry of Loughborough, England. Largest or Bourdon bell weighs more than 12 tons and has the pitch of E-flat below middle C. The smallest weighs 12 pounds and sounds G-sharp, four and 1/2 octaves above the Bourdon. (source: Encyclopedic Survey, p.1123)

Bourdon bell on truck

Albert Kahn, architect. Built 1936.

Baird Carillon. Hanging the Bourdon bell

Albert Kahn, architect. Built 1936.

Baird Carillon. Hoisting the biggest bell

Albert Kahn, architect. Built 1936.

Baird Carillon. Hoisting the big bell

Albert Kahn, architect. Built 1936.

Baird Carillon. Hanging the Bourdon bell

Albert Kahn, architect. Built 1936.

Baird Carillon. Hoisting the Bourdon bell

Albert Kahn, architect. Built 1936.

Hagerman - Hegeler - White Bell of 1883

Largest of 5 peal of bells presented to the university in 1883 by Andrew D. White, James J. Hagerman, and Edward C. Hegeler. From 1883 to 1936 the five bells were first in the Library Tower and then in the tower of the Old Engineering Building. In 1942 they were melted down for the war effort.