<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 06/01/2003 10:00:53 GMT Standard Time, djb122@y... writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">1) does anyone know when Whitechapel began using their current pattern<BR>
cast iron headstocks, as opposed to the earlier type which were heavy<BR>
and cumbersome. It was certainly before 1950, and I get them impression<BR>
it was some time in the 40s. Can anyone provide a more accurate date?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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I believe they were designed for Liverpool Cathedral, as was the current type face used for inscriptions (Inscriptions by Gilbert-Scott).<BR>
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Matthew</FONT></HTML>