tthen Posted June 1, 2020 Share #1 Posted June 1, 2020 Good evening everyone, hope all is going well. My question is simple, I recently acquired a cast iron US Navy bell. I believe it is WW2 manufacture due to the cast iron material. I would like to refinish it but am unsure what a bell would look like once the vessel was out to sea. The attached pictures are from a US Navy training film, the bell I have, one that sold recently, and a NOS bell on ebay. Once a vessel was out to sea was it repainted as new, or was it painted with whatever. Thanks Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dave Posted June 1, 2020 Share #3 Posted June 1, 2020 I'm making an uninformed guess at this, but given that most bells were brass and polished, I would assume that a cast bell would most likely have been painted haze grey, just like the ship. That's my hunch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthen Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted June 2, 2020 Dave, Thank you for taking the time to respond. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang.CDR Posted June 19, 2020 Share #5 Posted June 19, 2020 I also have one of these bells. Is there a date on the box? I placed mine as WW II so hoping the box may be able to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthen Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted September 7, 2020 Finally finished this project. Got the bell sand blasted and painted. The custom stand and rope were done by Jim McCurdy at The Ship In A Bottle. I am pleased with the way it turned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted September 7, 2020 Share #7 Posted September 7, 2020 Awesome!! Very nice display. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthen Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted September 9, 2020 Thanks Chris, appreciate the comment Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m60a1d66 Posted September 20, 2020 Share #9 Posted September 20, 2020 Very Nice Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthen Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted September 20, 2020 28 minutes ago, m60a1d66 said: Very Nice Indeed. Thanks pal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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