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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">I have done a lot of work (unpublished as
yet) on bell production for different founders, including Whitechapel, Warner,
Rudhall and others. I have also done "all periods" work on a number of counties
(Beds, Warwicks and Worcs). I think (though I'm not entirely sure) that Mark's
Worcs figures are derived from my spreadsheet - and if so, I have absolutely no
problem with that. Certainly mine covers a) all bells (not just rings), and b)
previous bells (including those that have since been recast).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">What I would say is that building up a
complete and accurate picture would be a huge job - I've probably got as close
to it as anyone, but I wouldn't want to think about how many months I've spent
on it - and (most importantly) any figures that we produce need to be viewed as
indicative (at best) as the data will necessarily be incomplete. Because of the
limitations of its coverage, the NBR (invaluable though it is) probably won't
produce anything like reliable figures for the key question in mind about the
ups and downs in overall production over time.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">It is my plan and hope, though, to
publish an analysis at some stage covering both the output of particular
foundries over time - definite case of peaks and troughs, with periods of
inactivity - and the regional and national picture. Not yet, though -
sorry!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">CP</FONT></DIV>
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