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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Only those two bells came in and no detail=
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other fittings, so I would say that they were older.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>WRT the all metal frame/fittings, that's h=
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who frequent my records!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Andrew</FONT></DIV>
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href=3D"mailto:davidbryant@h...">David Bryant</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Tay=
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and timber headstocks</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>>David is 2 years out at Nynehead, actually 1894. I=
t was=20
3 & 4 of 5 that <BR>>were fitted with CI stocks. The work was comp=
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on Nov 3rd 1894. I can't <BR>>find a reference to Nynehead in the iron=
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casting books, so it is possible <BR>>they were intended for another j=
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which might explain why they are <BR>>mis-numbered.<BR><BR>Ah well, I =
can't=20
be right all the time! The danger of working from memory, <BR>but as my n=
otes=20
are in Taunton I think I can be forgiven. Were the timber <BR>stocks on t=
he=20
other bells provided then, or just the iron ones?<BR><BR>>The first=20
specific reference to cast iron headstocks for ringing bells was <BR>>=
on=20
1st March 1893, these being the three headstocks for Egmanton in Notts=20
<BR>>(Wake up George!).<BR><BR>In a timber frame, I believe. Where was=
the=20
first place where an entirely <BR>metal frame and metal headstocks were u=
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together?<BR><BR>David<BR><BR><BR></TT></BODY></HTML>