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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I think Anne is correct - certainly there =
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number of G&J installations where the original rather insipid green pai=
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flaking off !</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I think that the correct designation of "T=
aylors'=20
colour" is Burgundy. Prior to the late sixties of course they used black=20
bitumastic. Our 53-year old frame and fittings here at SMdeC are still well=
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protected by this - whether it's the original I don't know, but I think it=
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is.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A lot of older Mears installations have 'r=
ed lead'=20
throughout.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I believe Fred Pembleton uses scarlet, and=
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Berry I think uses similar to JT. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>For the record, Warner's used, among =
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things, 'red lead' on their castings and black on their steelwork. And=20
Llewellins and James used grey throughout.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Don't know what Naylor Vickers used on the=
ir=20
ironwork, but certainly they painted their bells grey (presumably to make t=
hem=20
look more like conventional ones) - there is still a fair bit of evidence,=
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notably at Moseley. Eayre & Smith did that excellent job at Thornboroug=
h,=20
and after cleaning the bells painted them black with Waxoyl. Unfortunately,=
when=20
I visited the birds had got in and introduced a colour scheme of their=
own=20
!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>DLC</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 31, 2004 1=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] G&J=
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Colours.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT face=3DArial lang=3D0 s=
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10">Most bell hangers have set colours whi=
ch they=20
paint their frames/fittings with. <BR><BR>For example - modern day bellha=
ngers=20
seem to use:<BR><BR>Taylors - Red.<BR>WBF - Red and Grey.<BR>Whites -=20
Blue.<BR>Me - Ford Blue.<BR>Bob Parker - Traflagar Blue (amongst=20
others).<BR>E&S - Dark Green/Black.<BR>HMA - Dark Green.<BR>Nicholson=
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Grey/Bright Red/Black.<BR><BR>My question is - what were the G&J colo=
urs -=20
particularly in the 1920's?<BR><BR>Matthew<BR><BR>Matthew Higby & Co=
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Ltd,<BR>Church Bell Engineers.<BR>Jasmine Cottage,<BR>The=20
Street,<BR>Chilcompton,<BR>Bath,<BR>BA3 4HN.</FONT> <BR><TT>
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