Show colucco Clu cco liberty the columbian liberty bell was cast t the foundry of the bell company troy Y in 1893 and weighed pounds the diameter at lt mouth being 88 inches and its 75 inches it was a duplicate of the new liberty bell that was placed in the tower of independence tiu philadelphia in 1870 and was tut from the same molds each thon ua pounds represented one of the burteen original states the exact cat cwt of the bell Is unknown the record no longer being available the bell wag bought by a committee depre patriotic societies of which th ate W 0 McDow clI of newark N J was chairman at the conclusion ot the chicago worlds fair the bell exhibited in various cities throughout the united states |