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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>According to their early catalogue, 1877, =
which was=20
when Arthur Johnston (CFJ's father) became a partner and the bell foundry=20
buildings were added.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It was, of course, some years before his n=
ame=20
appeared in the firm's title (Gillett, Bland & Co until 1884; Gillett &=
amp;=20
Co 1884-1887 thence G&J).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The earliest bell I have seen with their n=
ame on it=20
is 1878.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>DLC</FONT></DIV>
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<A href=3D"mailto:dickon.love@a..."=20
title=3Ddickon.love@a...>LOVE, Dickon</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com"=20
title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com>Bell Historians (E-mail)</A> </DIV=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 08, 200=
4 11:05=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Early G=
illett=20
& Bland</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>Here is another Gillett question. When did they actual=
ly=20
start casting their<BR>own bells, and was there a time when they just mad=
e=20
clocks and used other<BR>people's bells? Were any bells cast before they=
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started listing them in the<BR>tuning books?<BR><BR>I have come across a=
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reference to a bell at St Paul's, New Beckenham. The<BR>clock and a 4 cwt=
bell=20
were supplied in 1876 by Gillett & Bland, a year<BR>before bells appe=
ar in=20
the tuning books. I haven't been able to inspect the<BR>bell yet but it=20
appears to be too early to be a G&B bell.<BR><BR>DrL<BR><BR>P.S. Was=
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interested to see the Lovesguide hit counter go through the roof<BR>follo=
wing=20
the BBC's coverage of Chris Cooper's attempt to "bring down the<BR>clergy=
" in=20
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