Egger bell foundry

The Egger bell foundry was a Swiss bell foundry in the town of Staad (SG) in the canton of St. Gallen on the southern shore of Lake Constance .

history

Founded in 1873 by Jakob Egger , the bell foundry manufactured numerous bronze bells in bronze alloys for churches in Eastern Switzerland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . In addition, she produced the yokes in ironwork for the bells that had been commissioned. The company was managed by Jakob Egger until 1921. He was followed by Wilhelm Egger until 1926 . After that, the foundry continued to run until it closed in 1940. First until 1934 by Fritz Hamm and until 1940 under the company name Glockengiesserei Staad AG . Friedrich Wilhelm Schilling completed his training here in 1933.

Peals and bells (extract)

Biggest Egger bell in the Catholic Church of Our Lady of Berneck SG with the disposition f ⁰ –a ⁰ –c ¹ –d ¹ –f ¹
Youth church in Rorschach SG with an unknown disposition. New acquisition in 1942 by the Rüetschi bell foundry .
Parity church to Thal SG with the disposition a ⁰ –c ¹ –d ¹ –f ¹ –a ¹
Catholic Church in Stein am Rhein with the disposition f ¹ –as ¹ –b ¹ –c ²
St. Mauritius to Berg TG with the disposition b ⁰ –des ¹ –es ¹ –ges ¹
Reformed Church at Gais AR with the disposition a ⁰ –c ¹ –e ¹ –g ¹
Parish church of Weisstannen four bells with an unknown disposition
Reformed Church in Knonau with the disposition of ¹ –f ¹ –as ¹ –b ¹
Catholic parish church in Rheineck SG with the disposition c ¹ –es ¹ –f ¹ –as ¹
Catholic Church to Jona SG with the big bell b ⁰
Catholic Church of St. Peter and Paul in Kirchberg SG with the two large bells g ⁰ and a ⁰