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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is the royal cypher ER cast into the bell or
engraved? If engraved, it could have been placed on the bell any time after a
bell was cast and on to any (stock) bell .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan Buswell.</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 27, 2008 11:33
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] An
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<P>At 10:19 27/09/2008, Alan wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT size=2>In G&J Tuning
Book Volume 9 p87 there is a bell, Serial No. 4466 for Croydon Fire Brigade.
Croydon is (was) in Surrey hence SCC. (Surrey County Council). It appears to
be recast for some reason, is 10 1/16ins in diameter weighing 1qr 6lbs with
a note of A$ 1862hz and cast on 23 Feb 1932.<BR>Is this the bell refered
to?</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>It has seems to have a royal cypher (ER and a
crown) - that would make it either much earlier or later than 1932. My guess
is later - 1950s?<BR><BR>The cypher would also suggest that it was not
manufactured for a private company. Incidentally, there is a similar bell for
sale at the moment at an architectural salvage yard in Hungerford and I have
seen others.<BR><BR>RAL
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