Which company in London originally cast the Liberty Bell?

The Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London originally cast the Liberty Bell.

The bell was commissioned in 1752 by the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly for the Pennsylvania State House, the building now known as Independence Hall. The London firm was then called Lester and Pack; it later became known as the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. The bell cracked during an early test in Philadelphia.

Local founders John Pass and John Stow recast the bell twice. Their names appear on the bell alongside the famous inscription, “Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof.” The inscription comes from Leviticus 25:10.

The bell became a powerful symbol of American independence, although historians have found no contemporary proof that it rang specifically to announce the Declaration’s adoption. It was hidden in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia and is now displayed at the Liberty Bell Center.