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<DIV>Hello Bell Historians,</DIV>
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<DIV>I hope you can unravel a question that I have. I have a Mears
bell, and I have not been successful in determining the date it may have
been cast. On the crown it says "Mears and Co. London." There are no
initials in front of Mears, and I'm not sure there is even a period after
Co. It has a 10 on the crown also. </DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you for any help on this.</DIV>
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<DIV>Dave Welch</DIV>
<DIV>Burbank, California, USA</DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See AOL's <A title="http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004" href="http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004" target="_blank">top rated recipes</A> and <A title="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aoltop00030000000003" href="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aoltop00030000000003" target="_blank">easy ways to stay in shape</A> for winter.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>