Eijsbouts
The Eijsbouts workshop is located in Asten, Holland. The foundry was founded in 1872 as a factory for tower clocks by Bonaventura Eijsbouts. in 1893, his 15 year old son Johan joined the company, and the workshop expanded to begin supplying Hung Dead and Swing Chime bells cast at other foundries.
As the interest in the carillon increased, Eijsbouts orders bells from 2 bell foundries and installed them in carillons. These were John Taylor & Co Loughborough and Gillett & Johnston Croydon.
In 1924, Johan's eldest son Tuur Eijsbouts joined the company who was a very inventive and technically-minded man. He took the initiative to learn how to cast bells himself. After many years of learning and experimentation. An on-site bell foundry was installed in 1947.
With the use of technology today. Eijsbouts can create bells by working out the perfect shape and size of the bell accurately.
Besides casting bells, they are also known for making turret clocks and statues.
In 2014, Notre Dame celebrated its 850th anniversary and decided that the peal of bells ought to be restored. Eijsbouts and the french foundry Havard played a role in restoring them.
The foundry, like most others, uses the common 2:2:3:2 molding wire configuration. Their bells are nicely decorated and tend to feature a gold finish to them. There are currently 23 bells in Sussex cast by them with 13 at East Grinstead! See Eastbourne, St Saviour & St Peter for examples of their bells. Most of their bells feature the trademark Fig. EIJ, 1 which has a shield consisting of 3 bells and a Latin phrase "OMNIA FIANT AD GLORIAM DEI" meaning "Let all things be done to the glory of God"
Portraits: Tuur Eijsbouts
Molding wire configuration:
2:2:3:2
As the interest in the carillon increased, Eijsbouts orders bells from 2 bell foundries and installed them in carillons. These were John Taylor & Co Loughborough and Gillett & Johnston Croydon.
In 1924, Johan's eldest son Tuur Eijsbouts joined the company who was a very inventive and technically-minded man. He took the initiative to learn how to cast bells himself. After many years of learning and experimentation. An on-site bell foundry was installed in 1947.
With the use of technology today. Eijsbouts can create bells by working out the perfect shape and size of the bell accurately.
Besides casting bells, they are also known for making turret clocks and statues.
In 2014, Notre Dame celebrated its 850th anniversary and decided that the peal of bells ought to be restored. Eijsbouts and the french foundry Havard played a role in restoring them.
The foundry, like most others, uses the common 2:2:3:2 molding wire configuration. Their bells are nicely decorated and tend to feature a gold finish to them. There are currently 23 bells in Sussex cast by them with 13 at East Grinstead! See Eastbourne, St Saviour & St Peter for examples of their bells. Most of their bells feature the trademark Fig. EIJ, 1 which has a shield consisting of 3 bells and a Latin phrase "OMNIA FIANT AD GLORIAM DEI" meaning "Let all things be done to the glory of God"
Portraits: Tuur Eijsbouts
Molding wire configuration:
2:2:3:2
Figures used on their bells:
These are listed as Fig. EIJ, ...
Inscriptions
- EIJSBOUTS ME FECIT ANNO MCMLXXXVII / Fig. EIJ,2 / Fig. EIJ,1 /
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