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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Both Mears & Stainbank and Gillett &am=
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Johnston were heavily involved in the production of precision castings in W=
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as also was James Barwell & Sons, who were still casting small=20
bells.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>TSJ gives a full; account of JT & Co's=
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activities in WW1 and 2. And one must not forget that Warner's had that hug=
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Admiralty contract (after which their "Battleship" and "Dreadaught" frames =
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named). As stated before on this site, they were paid in kind, often with s=
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cases they had made themselves - zinc rich, as the good people of Mangotsfi=
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were to discover.</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">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A href=3D"mailto:david@b..."=20
title=3Ddavid@b...>David Bryant</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com>bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A>=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 14, 2004 12:=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: RE: [Bell Historians]=
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post-war rings</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>> Certainly Taylors were involved with the war effo=
rt. I=20
have seen<BR>> correspondence (c1947) with Netheravon with words to th=
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effect that the<BR>> firm would put them in the queue for work to be d=
one,=20
after they had<BR>> finished with war work. Sorry, can't remember whic=
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bell they recast.<BR><BR>There's a fair bit on it in Trevor Jennings' his=
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of the foundry.<BR><BR>David<BR><BR>-- <BR><BR>Whatever you Wanadoo:<BR><=
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