USS Maine Relic Bell Sold at Worlds Fair St. Louis, Mo. From Ship Wreck For Sale

These bells were made from salvaged metal from the destruction of the battleship USS Maine, that was destroyed in Havana Harbor in February 1898, which started the Spanish American War.This war gained the United States many overseas territories and remove the last of the European powers from the Western hemisphere.And thrust the United States upon the world stage as a new world power.This metal was at the very flashpoint of this event it also comes with a copy of the notarization of who acquired the metal and what company cast the bell starting with Francis Bannerman and Company.check out the ad from the Francis Batterman 1927 catalogue where are these were also for sale stating about the affidavit “copy you will receive”The bell is 3 inches tall by 2 1/2 at the opening. these were sold for one dollar each at the 1904 world fair