Editing Paul Revere (section)

===Manufacturing: church bells, cannon, and copper products===

After mastering the iron casting process and realizing substantial profits from this new product line, Revere identified a burgeoning market for church bells in the religious revival known as the [[Second Great Awakening]] that followed the war. Beginning in 1792 he became one of America's best-known [[Revere Bells|bell casters]], working with sons Paul Jr. and [[Joseph Warren Revere (businessman)|Joseph Warren Revere]] in the firm [[Paul Revere & Sons]]. This firm cast the first bell made in Boston and ultimately produced hundreds of bells, a number of which remain in operation.{{sfn|Martello|2010|pp=168–171}}

In 1794, Revere decided to take the next step in the evolution of his business, expanding his bronze casting work by learning to cast cannon for the federal government, state governments, and private clients. Although the government often had trouble paying him on time, its large orders inspired him to deepen his contracting and seek additional product lines of interest to the military.{{sfn|Martello|2010|pp=179–184}}

By 1795, a growing percentage of his foundry's business came from a new product, copper bolts, spikes, and other fittings that he sold to merchants and the Boston naval yard for ship construction. In 1801, Revere became a pioneer in the production of [[copper sheathing|rolled copper]], opening North America's first copper mill south of Boston in [[Canton, Massachusetts|Canton]]. Copper from the [[Revere Copper Company]] was used to cover the original wooden dome of the [[Massachusetts State House]] in 1802. His copper and brass works eventually grew, through sale and corporate merger, into a large corporation, Revere Copper and Brass, Inc.{{sfn|Martello|2010|pp=331–332}}