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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">I e-mailed Ron offline to suggest it was
a "corrected rubbing" (same thing as GAD's "badly drawn") version of the Warner
mark used in the 1860s & 1870s which would, by the way, have shown the
initials J (above) / W & S (centre) / and the date (below). </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">But in view of the suggested Irish
connection I later wondered if it might be the mark of William Covey as the NBR
shows a date of 1693 for the Whitehaven bell. On checking Dukes (also the
Struckett / Walters lists - Covey isn't in JCB's Dove listing), however, I see
that the latest date for William Covey is in the 1680s and that by 1693 Tobias
was the bellfounding member of the Covey family. I can't, however, find any
illustration of any mark(s) used by these founders.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Any other thoughts? (But yes,
inscription, diameter and a re-check of the mark itself would be
helpful)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">CP</FONT></DIV>
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