So Charles paid Lester and Pack ( today the Whitechapel Bell Foundry ) Â # 150 13s 8d , ( the same amount of money as about $ 36,400 today ) for the bell , including the cost of taking it to Philadelphia and its insurance . Charles duly ordered the bell from Thomas Lester of the London bellfounding firm of Lester and Pack ( today the Whitechapel Bell Foundry ) for the sum of Â # 150 13s 8d , ( equivalent to approximately $ 36,400 today ) including freight to Philadelphia and insurance .