Material: No. 20 brass, used for both the bowl and bracket. The size of the design determines the amount of material used.
Directions: Make the bowl in the same way as you did the copper bowl, raising hammer, wood block, etc. The last work done on this bell should be of such a nature as to harden the metal so that the ring is clear. This clearness of the sound depends upon the hardness of the metal. The harder you can get the metal without splitting it, the better the bell's tone.
Bracket: The bracket is made of two pieces, the plate and the hanger. The plate can be made of any design or shape suitable—square, oblong, oval, or round.
Decide upon your design, mark this on the plate, and cut out. Drill small hole for the nails to fasten it, either to the wall or to a small piece of hard wood 1⁄4 in. thick for a backing.
Hanger: The hanger can be made of flat, square, or round material. This picture shows a design made of No. 20 brass. It is cut tapering and shaped over a round wood block in the vise. The slots are sawed out as shown. The bell is fastened to the hanger by means of two or three links formed together in a chain, one large enough to hook over the hanger, and connected to the bell with a little eye bolt made of brass, which is pushed through the bell and riveted on the inside.
The ringing of the bell is done by a small brass rod fastened to the hanger with a small chain. The work is finished up by the use of pumice stone.