Index to Central & South American chimes by maker

Chimes in Central and South America contain bells supplied by a variety of bellfoundries.  The sites are listed by foundry in the following order: Within each foundry group, sites are listed in order by the year of casting (unknown first), which may be different from the year of installation.  Following the year is an indication of the founder's contribution to the instrument:

Bellfoundry unknown

The sources which reported the existence of these instruments did not identify their makers. 
ARUBA                         : NED.ANTIL.   ???? C
   Spritzer & Fuhrmann, Jewellers

Eijsbouts, Asten, Netherlands

WILLEMSTAD - SF/1             : NED.ANTIL.   1954 C
   Spritzer & Fuhrmann, Jewellers 
CARACAS                       : VENEZUELA    1969 C
   Church 
ORANJESTAD                    : NED.ANTIL.   1989 C
   Shopping Mall 
WILLEMSTAD - CB/1             : NED.ANTIL.   1989 C
   Citco Bank
WILLEMSTAD - CB/2             : NED.ANTIL.   1991 C
   Citco Bank

Petit & Fritsen, Aarle-Rixtel, Netherlands

PARAMARIBO - J                : SURINAME     1963 F
   J.L.Jong A Kiem N.V.
CARTAGO                       : COSTA RICA   1969 C
   Almacén Gonzalez
PARAMARIBO - J                : SURINAME     2003 E
   J.L.Jong A Kiem N.V.

Taylor, Loughborough, England

SMITH'S PARISH                : BERMUDA      1910 F
   Church of St.Mark the Apostle (Anglican) 
SMITH'S PARISH                : BERMUDA      1912 E
   Church of St.Mark the Apostle (Anglican) 
PORT-AU-PRINCE                : HAITI        1960 C
   Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
     (Ste.Trinite)

Vanbergen, Heiligerlee, Netherlands

ANTIGUA                       : B. W. I.     1960 C
   Northwest Tower 
   Cathedral Church of St.John the Divine (Anglican) 
BRASILIA                      : BRAZIL       19?? C
   Catholic Church

Whitechapel, London, England

Older bells carry the name Mears & Stainbank 
PORT OF SPAIN - CC            : TRINIDAD     1830 C
   Catholic Church
PORT OF SPAIN - HT            : TRINIDAD     1880 C
   Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity (Anglican) 
MONTEGO BAY                   : JAMAICA      1959 C
   St.James Parish Church (Anglican)

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