June 2012 Blog Posts (4)

There is an article in the Patch about the Airline Rails to Trails in East Hampton being extended.

This may not seem Bell Toy related unless you know the history of this area. The Airline Railroad helped make East Hampton more accessible by railroad. This in turn helped some of the local industries and hotels on Lake Pocotopaug gain another way of access  to and from New…

 

I'm looking for information on Samuel Kirby, president of Kirby Manufacturing Co., Middletown Connecticut where he was President in 1915. The company made steel and cast iron bell toys which were similar to those made in East Hampton, Connecticut around the same time by Watrous Manufacturing Co.

In a 1924 Kirby ad there is a toy that uses the same "Rough Rider" cast iron figure used by Watrous Manufacturing many years earlier. I'm looking to find any information on Samuel…

Matt Bevin says he's rebuilding. See the interview:

http://www.courant.com/business/hc-east-hampton-bevin-bells-0531-20120530,0,382782.story?page=2

There hasn't been much good news coming from East Hampton lately. A fire most likely sparked by lighting destroyed the factory and any hope of researching the history of bell making in the records at the Bevin offices. As if that wasn't bad enough, after the fire vandals stole from the ruins bells that were to go to the Salvation Army. There is one good thing coming from East Hampton lately. Many of the residents of East Hampton have been rallying to the aid of Matt Bevin and…