The first week that I became editor of the Guardian-Journal in Homer I visited Herbert Ford and his museum. I was amazed at the number and variety of exhibits housed in a railroad box car. Items covered many years with a loom and spinning wheel plus clothing from the time of the War Between the States to an extensive group of World War I guns. Ford served over seas during the war and was a founder of the American Legion.
One section was devoted to bells of varied sizes, types and histories. Ford had isolated bells which together composed a musical scale. At times he would arrange the bells on a pickup truck and go through town playing a tune. Not everyone appreciated the music. One woman was heard to say, "There goes Herbert Ford and his damn bells again!"
One section was devoted to bells of varied sizes, types and histories. Ford had isolated bells which together composed a musical scale. At times he would arrange the bells on a pickup truck and go through town playing a tune. Not everyone appreciated the music. One woman was heard to say, "There goes Herbert Ford and his damn bells again!"
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