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Jones & Co. Jones & Hitchcock Co. Troy Bell Foundry

~~In 1852, Eber Jones & James H. Hitchcock founded the Jones & Hitchcock Foundry, Peck Building, N.W. corner of First Street & Adams Street, Troy, New York. This foundry closed in 1857.~~

James Hitchcock had previously worked for the Meneely West Troy Bell Foundry. He was descended from and related by marriage to Andrew Meneely. At Andrew’s death in 1851, Hitchcock was the foundry foreman. Hitchcock’s move to the Jones & Co. foundry was prompted in part by an unwillingness to work for Andrew Meneely’s three sons.

~~James Hitchcock was also related to the Hanks family, another bell foundry. The Hanks family was also related to Meneely.~~

~~James Hitchcock retired in 1857. The foundry name changed to Jones & Co. suggesting that Jones must have found investors, i.e. the foundry was not a sole proprietor.~~

In 1857, Eber Jones & H.J. King opened the Jones & Co. Troy Bell Foundry at the same location. This foundry cast bells up to 2,838 pounds. Some 26 chimes of bells are known to have been cast by Jones & Co. and numerous single bells.<br> <br> Colonel Clinton H. Meneely owner of the Meneely Bell Foundry (located 24-26 River Street, Troy, N.Y.) purchased the Jones & Co. Foundry in 1887, moving the equipment to River Street.

Andrew Meneely operated the family foundry 1826 to 1950. Clinton Meneely, his brother, returned from the Civil War, and was told there was no position for him at the family foundry (Andrew had three sons). Clinton Meneely went across the Hudson River from Andrew’s foundry and opened his own foundry.<br>

== History ==

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Some of the information above is taken from an article by Neil Goeppinger in ''The Bell Tower'', V60#2, Mar-Apr 2002, p. 5

[https://books.google.com/books?id=36IWs6w6tZMC Don Rittner ''Troy: A Collar City History''] p. 92

* [https://books.google.com/books?id=36IWs6w6tZMC Don Rittner ''Troy: A Collar City History''] p. 92

* [https://archive.org/details/cu31924067727796 ''Troy Bell Foundry Catalog'' 1870]

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 Jones &amp; Co. Jones &amp; Hitchcock Co. Troy Bell Foundry
-In 1852, Eber Jones &amp; James H. Hitchcock founded the Jones &amp; Hitchcock Foundry, Peck Building, N.W. corner of First Street &amp; Adams Street, Troy, New York. This foundry closed in 1857.
-James Hitchcock had previously worked for the Meneely West Troy Bell Foundry. He was descended from and related by marriage to Andrew Meneely. At Andrew’s death in 1851, Hitchcock was the foundry foreman. Hitchcock’s move to the Jones &amp; Co. foundry was prompted in part by an unwillingness to work for Andrew Meneely’s three sons.
-James Hitchcock was also related to the Hanks family, another bell foundry. The Hanks family was also related to Meneely.
-James Hitchcock retired in 1857. The foundry name changed to Jones &amp; Co. suggesting that Jones must have found investors, i.e. the foundry was not a sole proprietor.
-In 1857, Eber Jones &amp; H.J. King opened the Jones &amp; Co. Troy Bell Foundry at the same location. This foundry cast bells up to 2,838 pounds. Some 26 chimes of bells are known to have been cast by Jones &amp; Co. and numerous single bells.<br> <br> Colonel Clinton H. Meneely owner of the Meneely Bell Foundry (located 24-26 River Street, Troy, N.Y.) purchased the Jones &amp; Co. Foundry in 1887, moving the equipment to River Street.
-Andrew Meneely operated the family foundry 1826 to 1950. Clinton Meneely, his brother, returned from the Civil War, and was told there was no position for him at the family foundry (Andrew had three sons). Clinton Meneely went across the Hudson River from Andrew’s foundry and opened his own foundry.<br>
 == History ==
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 Some of the information above is taken from an article by Neil Goeppinger in ''The Bell Tower'', V60#2, Mar-Apr 2002, p. 5
-[https://books.google.com/books?id=36IWs6w6tZMC Don Rittner ''Troy: A Collar City History''] p. 92
+* [https://books.google.com/books?id=36IWs6w6tZMC Don Rittner ''Troy: A Collar City History''] p. 92
+* [https://archive.org/details/cu31924067727796 ''Troy Bell Foundry Catalog'' 1870]
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