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Wylde Green, on Sunday, January 30th, aged 59 years, after two months severe
illness" ... There are a few Blews bells believed to have been cast in 1889,
1890 and 1891 - but all undated (supplied through clockmakers and approximately
dated on the evidence of the clocks with which they are associated). His widow,
Frances, died in December 1894. They do not seem to have had any children (the
title of Blews and Son refers to previous generations) and so there was no
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bellfounding side of the business was acquired by Carr in 1891 - "The
bellfounding plant of Messrs. Blews of Birmingham has recently been purchased by
the Messrs. Charles Carr, of Smethwick, who will in future carry on the business
of Church Bell Founders and Church Bell Hangers" (<I>Bell News</I> 11 July 1891
p.182). There are some Carr bells of this period inscribed in the
Victorian gothic lettering previously used by Blews.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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January (before the acquisition of Blews's plant etc). </SPAN>The bellfounding
side of the business was really developed through the efforts James J.W. Carr,
rather than by Charles Carr himself. His father's death gave James the
opportunity to give increased attention to the firm's bell work, as well as
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 09, 2007 12:19
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] William
Blews and Charles Carr</DIV>
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<P>Bill Hibbert wrote on 09/09/2007 11:42:<BR>> I was reading up on these
two founders, as you do, and noticed a <BR>> discrepancy between the
historical details in a couple of books.<BR>> <BR>> Sharpe on page 18 of
Church Bells of Gloucestershire says that William <BR>> Blews & Sons
was bought by Charles Carr in 1887 when William Blews died.<BR>> <BR>>
On the other hand, John Ketteringham on page 289 of Church Bells of <BR>>
Lincolnshire says that Carr bought Blews in 1891 but also goes on to <BR>>
say that Charles Carr died in 1891.<BR>> <BR>> It's a minor point, but I
was wondering which was the correct date for <BR>> the purchase of Blews by
Carr.<BR>> <BR>> Bill H<BR><BR>Bill Butler's 'Musical Handbells' (pp
98-99) states that following the <BR>death of Blews, his wife continued the
business, presumably with a view <BR>to sale as a going concern. The brass
founding was taken over by Henry <BR>Bisseker in 1891 and the bell-founding by
Carr (also 1891). Carr died <BR>'shortly after'.<BR><BR>Hayden
Charles<BR></P></DIV><!--End group email --></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>