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Message:: [QUOTE="NYDave583, post: 2805562, member: 16695"]I finally finished "restoring" my old farm bell. Its a Gould's Manufacturing CO Seneca Falls NY. [I do not know the manufacturing year, I wish I did!]  Little history it was at one point a school bell at a school in Pennsylvania. It was then bought by someone who had it on their property til I purchased it. It was originally red. When I filed old the old black paint I came across the red. I did end up re painting it black again. I filed it down used an etching primer and then put 3 coats of Enmal paint. It was badly rusting so I wanted to preserve it to last longer. I purchased a 10 foot wood post and installed it about 2.5 feet into the ground with packed dirt. I stained it and then used a bracket from the bell. Then I connected the upright to the bracket and used 3 - 5/16 x3 inch galveinized lag screws. The bottom screw I got about 3/4 into the wood. I can't get it in anymore and the impact drill was starting to strip the head. So I couldn't get it in anymore than that. It came out great I thing. I just hope it really holds up on the post. I wish I could figure a way to post a picture. Says it's too big.[/QUOTE]