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<DIV>[I remember discussing this very subject at Taylors some years ago.&nb=
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It<BR>depends how far they stick out, really. One big founder's mark =
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the waist<BR>of a smallish bell can cause problems, but a lot of lettering =
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low relief,<BR>even if only on one side, is usually OK. You can see w=
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the founders of<BR>old had the wisdom normally to confine themselves to the=
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inscription band.<BR><BR><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>Are th=
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issued with highly-ornamented lost wax bells, then? This is something which=
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likely to affect continental founders to agreater degree that English ones =
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contintental bells tend to be more highly ornamented.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR><FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000>David</FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>