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Conn. bell manufacturer looks to ring in better times | Reduction

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Conn. bell manufacturer looks to ring in better times

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(CBS News) EAST HAMPTON, Conn. -- We are approaching the season of bells-- sleigh bells and bells at the doors and the shopping malls. But there was a time when those bells were made in America. Eventually there was just one factory left producing the sound of Christmas and now it's gone. However, the owner declines to give in to a silent night. Underneath the dissolved metal and burned bricks, 45-year-old Matt Bevin searches for a familiar sound. For 180 years, this was the site of his family business, Bevin Brothers. But in May, lightning destroyed his family 's history. "To know that my ancestors for six generations have stood on this exact spot and made bells in Bell Town USA, it means a lot to me," said Bevin. East Hampton, Connecticut is called Bell Town USA because there were again than 30 bell makers here.

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0"To know that my ancestors for six generations have stood on this exact spot and made bells in Bell Town USA, it means a lot to me," said Bevin.
-0.115435"When you think about a bell, it's just two pieces of metal banging together," said Bevin.
-0.0142089"When you think about a bell, it's just two pieces of metal banging together," said Bevin. "But they symbolize something much greater. They symbolize dreams they symbolize joy, they symbolize memories, they symbolize hope for people."
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