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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The late Mrs Cyril Johnston, whom I knew,
pronounced it Gillett & Johnston with a hard G (as in Granny).
Presumably Cyril also did, and it follows that his father, AAJ, would have done
so; and he knew William Gillett.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think the soft G (as in George Dawson, and as
used by him) comes from the days of Gillette's razor blade's, in more comon use
in Cyril's day than now.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some excellent stuff from CJP on that firm's
several titles and their use, for which thanks.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>DLC</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Gillett
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Whilst still on this G&J thread, can anyone
say, authoritatively, what the correct pronunciation of "Gillett" should be
(correct meaning as it was spoken by the firm themselves in their bellfounding
days)? Although most people that I know</FONT><IMG height=1
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width=1> <FONT face=Arial size=2>pronounce it with a hard "G", some, usually
of an older generation, say it with a soft "G", as if it were
"Jillett".</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The firm continues, of course, but as clockmakers
not bellfounders. I wonder how they pronounce their name these
days?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>DB</FONT></DIV>
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