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A carillon of 23 bells cast by the Gillett & Johnson Foundry in Croyden, England was first played on October 16, 1925 by Percival Price.
The carillon was given in loving memory of Henry Russel, from his wife, Eleanor T. Russel. Russel was president of the Olds Motor Company and the Cass Farm Company, and was also vice president & general counsel of the Michigan Central Railroad.
References
1920 "Death
Claims Henry Russel," Detroit Free Press, February 26, 1920,
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1925 "Church to Give Carillon Friday," Detroit Free Press, October 16, 1925, Page 16.
1959 "The Detroit
Carillons, by James S. Vaughan, Bulletin of the Guild of Carillonneurs
of North America 12(2)-12 (June 1959)
Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church.
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