<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">The bell with the code: VD97239 which is dated 1893 looks to me like one of those Taylor lost wax castings.<BR>
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The one coded:VD97273 is G&J old style - I had an identical one pass through the works about a year ago.<BR>
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Matthew </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Verdana" LANG="0"><BR>
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