Bells, bells, bells! Our small brass bells are lacquered, the small silver plated bells have an anti-tarnish finish, the large brass church bells are machined and polished, and our large bronze bells are acid etched. All of our bells are hand cast and hand finished one at a time. Lovely to look at and guaranteed to ring out with a pure sweet tone.

The bell being rung for dinner at this moment, everybody ran away into the cabin, whither the Honourable Elijah Pogram fled with such precipitation that he forgot his umbrella was up, and fixed it so tightly in the cabin-door that it could neither be let down nor got out. For a minute or so this accident created a perfect rebellion among the hungry passengers behind, who, seeing the dishes, and hearing the knives and forks at work, well knew what would happen unless they got there instantly, and were nearly mad: while several virtuous citizens at the table were in deadly peril of choking themselves in their unnatural efforts to get rid of all the meat before these others came. From Martin Chuzzlewit 1843 - 1844, by Charles Dickens.