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<DIV><SPAN class=921180418-05032009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>When
did hemispherical bells start being made? There's a big early 19th century
one at St John's Calcutta with a "Whitechapel frieze" round the
edge.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=921180418-05032009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Peter</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Chris Pickford<BR><B>Sent:</B> 05 March 2009 10:20<BR><B>To:</B>
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] patent
bell<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don't think Anne's musings about the various
Warners amount to much. By then the Warners who became the bellfounders
shortly afterwards were already in a very big way of business in brassfounding
and metal work of all sorts. A prosperous business - already maintaining
a large and wealthy family - to which bellfounding was added as a sideline (as
it always was). I don't know if Alfred was related or connected in any way,
but rather suspect not. Directories give more or less equal coverage to all
firms - large and very small.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can't help with the patent bell, though. Is there
anything in Elphick?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CP</FONT></DIV>
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