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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>=A368 for a full 1928 G&J Catalogue so=
unds pretty=20
reasonable to me, I would go up to a ton. They are fairly bulky, loose leaf=
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affairs with sections on Bells in general, Ringing Peals, Chimes, Carillons=
and=20
Clocks, pages inserted as required. The last M&S (1891) catalogue I bou=
ght=20
was =A380; I did not begrudge this as my 1895, 1912, 1919 and 157=
0-1920=20
ones were all given by benefactors, as were my early Taylor ones and even t=
hat=20
of Llewellins & James!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Returning to Gillett & Johnston: I wen=
t to the=20
recent 160th Anniversary Service in Croydon Parish Church and thoroughly en=
joyed=20
the occasion and the champagne reception afterwards. The Coombes family, wh=
o own=20
G&J (Clocks) Ltd now certainly gave credit where it was due. Lady Price=
(nee=20
Rosemary Johnston) was present and a photographic display on bells was=20
surmounted by an impressive likeness of the Great Man himself. Altoget=
her a=20
worthwhile and nostalgic occasion - a pity more of the ringing fratern=
ity=20
were not there.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am doing a write up for the RW.</FONT></=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Re Westcroft Park - presumably the clock b=
ells are=20
still there - has anyone inspected them or got details?</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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style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>Fro=
m:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:richard@s..." title=3Drichard@s...>Richard Offen<=
/A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com"=20
title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com>bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A>=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 26, 2004 12=
:23=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Re: G &=
amp;=20
J</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT><BR>--- In <A=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups=
.com</A>,=20
"Andrew Aspland" <BR><<A href=3D"mailto:aaspland@y...">aaspland@y...</=
A>>=20
wrote:<BR>> <BR>> "Don't know - I missed a copy of G & J's 1928=
=20
catalogue by about 30<BR>> seconds on E-bay the other night ...I was t=
oo=20
slow to catch cold and<BR>> missed putting a bid on in the dying=20
seconds!<BR>> <BR>> R"<BR>> <BR>> How much did it go for?&nbs=
p;=20
There is one on abebooks at a booksellers <BR>in Howden<BR>> but he wa=
nted=20
something around =A3300 for it and I wanted to pay <BR>under =A350 so<BR>=
>=20
nothing happened!<BR>> Andrew<BR><BR>It went for =A368 ...a bit nearer=
the=20
price you and I would be willing <BR>to pay for it! =20
<BR><BR>There's also a late ninteenth century Mears' catalogue on ABE and=
=20
<BR>they're asking over =A3200 for that as=20
well!<BR><BR>R<BR><BR><BR><BR></TT><BR></BODY></HTML>