PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 30 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news:

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The journey of Franklin's fire bell

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The large bell sitting in the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center isn't just a 500-pound metal sound machine. It's the oldest remaining artifact from Penn's early years, dating from before the Revolutionary era, says Jim Duffin, assistant university archivist.

Bell facts: The . . .

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