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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Very briefly, Day went out of business in =
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1930 and Alfred Bowell of Ipswich finished off Day's last job at Downham=20
Market. There's certainly no Day material in the Bowell archives (whi=
ch I=20
have recently listed). There is a Day testimonial book which gives de=
tails=20
of a lot of the firm's work, but it only goes up to 1908 (and Brailsford is=
n't=20
mentioned in the index)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>CP</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3DChris@b...=20
href=3D"mailto:Chris@b...">Chris Booth</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 16, 2002 8:=
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PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Day of =
Eye,=20
Suffolk</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 size=3D2>Hi All,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 size=3D2>Assistance please!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 size=3D2>My local tower bells (All Saints, Bra=
ilsford,=20
Derbyshire) were rehung (and maybe retuned?) reputedly by George Day, of =
Eye=20
Suffolk in about 1913. I am trying to find out what work was actually=20
undertaken at this time. Now, while I have found assorted references to D=
ay in=20
terms of bells he had hung/rehung, I can't find anything about the=20
company.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 size=3D2>Does anyone know when the company fol=
ded or=20
was taken over? It is possible that a company that tokk them over might h=
ave=20
retained the earlier records and I would like to contact them.</FONT></DI=
V>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 size=3D2>Thanks in anticipation,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Script MT Bold" color=3D#000080=20
size=3D4>Chris Booth</FONT></DIV>
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