A bell bearing the Przemyśl coat of arms from the partition period, mounted on a yoke

The bell is made of bronze and decorated with a neo-Renaissance ornament arranged in two friezes – on the heart ring and on the upper part of the mantle. The mantle bears the Przemyśl coat of arms from the Austrian period (a bear facing right with a six-pointed star above it). Above the lower edge is the signature: JAROSZEWSKI BUDDWISARZ W PRZEMYŚLU. Around the neck, in two rows, is the inscription: WYLANY R 1878 ZA BYTNOŚCI WIELMOŻNYGO PANA W WAYGARTA PRESIDENT OF THE CITY. The bell is one of the few bell-founding artefacts with a preserved original heart and wooden yoke. It was likely made occasionally, as a showcase for the founder’s skills; there is no record of it being used as a signaling device. Jan Jaroszewski, a bell founder from Radymno or Lubaczów, was active in Lubaczów and Przemyśl from 1848 to 1885. The bell is attached to a wooden yoke using hand-forged iron flats. The yoke is fitted with an iron end with metal pins on both sides. These pins were inserted into a bearing. The sound was produced by the swinging of the entire assembly—the yoke and the bell mounted to it.