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Manufactured by Crescent Fire Arms, sold by Montgomery Ward.
1905
Yes. Your bell was manufactured for Montgomery Ward, the giant mail order retailer, around the date marked, but probably not by "Lakeside Foundry of Chicago." Lakeside is a Ward's brand that was used to identify many different types of merchandise -- from guns to records -- manufactured for Montgomery Ward by well-known companies. Ward had a policy prohibiting their suppliers from placing their own brand name on products made for Ward. The origin of your bell is uncertain; however, there has been some speculation that at least some of them were made by C. S. Bell, of Hillsboro, OH. There are no contemporary imitations of that product. Lakeside Foundry of Chicago was actually located in Erie, PA, but was owned and operated by Montgomery Ward (of Chicago) c. 1904-1920, which is much later than the date on your bell. The Pennsylvania foundry made cast iron stoves and related items.
LAKESIDE was a known trademark of the Montgomery Ward Co and used on guns produced for them by HD Folsom/Crescent Firearms from 1895-1930. Value will be up to $250.
The address of the Lakeside Historical Society is: 9906 Maine Ave, Lakeside, CA 92040
The address of the Lakeside Public Library is: 915 N Lake Rd, Lakeside, 97449 0811
The address of the Larson Memorial Public Library is: 1595 Johnson Dr, Lakeside, 85929 M
The phone number of the Lakeside Library is: 619-443-1811.
Lakeside Foundry of Chicago was a brand name of Montgomery Ward & Co., but the bells were manufactured by outside companies. Ward opened the real "Lakeside Foundry of Chicago" in Erie, PA, around 1904 and used it to manufacture cast iron stoves and related items until approximately 1920. To the best of my knowledge, none of the bells were made in that location. If your bell is undated, but says Lakeside Foundry of Chicago on the yolk, it may have been manufactured sometime after 1886 (those and earlier editions were apparently dated). If the bell is stamped "Crystal Metal" inside, there's a good chance it was manufactured by C. S. Bell Co., of Hillsboro, OH, sometime between 1887 and the mid 1890s. Other possibilities, beginning in 1895, would be the Globe Furniture foundry, which was consolidated with American Bell & Foundry in 1899. An AM or AMB stamp anywhere in or on the bell would indicate it was manufactured sometime between 1899 and c. 1920, with the greatest production years around the turn of the century, c. 1900-1905. Wards generally didn't allow their suppliers to include maker's marks, however, so lack of notation doesn't rule anything out. The estimated value of the bell is $100-$300, depending on condition.
The address of the Lakeside Heritage Society is: 324 W 3Rd St, Lakeside Marb, OH 43440-1471
The address of the Pinetop Lakeside Historical Society Inc is: Po Box 239, Lakeside, AZ 85929
Lakeside Mall was created in 1976.