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 year of installation (unknown first).
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)

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                 : TRINIDAD     1880 C
   Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity 
     (Anglican) 
MONTEGO BAY                   : JAMAICA      1959 C
   St.James Parish Church (Anglican)

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