<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">This bell has been reported to me before. If I remember correctly (I'm away from home at the moment), it was produced for the United States Light House Establishment (hence USLHE) by E.V.Williams of New Jersey, USA.<BR><BR>Carl Scott Zimmerman<BR>Saint Louis, Missouri, USA -<BR>- 19th c. home of up to 34 bell founders or resellers<BR>Tel. (314)821-8437<BR>Webmaster for http://www.GCNA.org/<BR>Webmaster for http://www.TowerBells.org/<BR>* Avocation: tower bells<BR>* Recreation: handbells<BR>* Mission: church bells<BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 11/16/09, George Dawson <I><george@_oz4f99dV1NqhPHYSYkWDe1795Ez3KNsiA2zwM_u8-SBGCFOKduUimUTgp9EQD5fYrs52BAfHVZfjTQsJZPTo0MsElqZid4.yahoo.invalid></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: George Dawson <george@NW0sMHHX1UAJulnWkFYH1qiTpsxL0U077mzldIbp4mxMywR4rxZb253b8TxlAcSgGbtrhLWmflW0BLsECZOwOZ3H_TY.yahoo.invalido.uk><BR>Subject: RE: [Bell Historians] Astoria bell<BR>To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR>Date: Monday, November 16, 2009, 7:17 AM<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'"> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Michael and Hilary Rose<BR><B>Sent:</B> 16 November 2009 12:16<BR><B>To:</B> bellhistorians@76Yao0p_ta2LuSvqLDHk7wUg2mDKOEosipyZqlGMsmShQpxoQeVUS685EGoLIUfzPLpaId7AkSIvs6curka2K4cV.yahoo.invalidom<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Astoria bell [3 Attachments]</SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"> We came across this bell in Astoria, Oregon, USA. It is hung by the banks of the Columbia River . Does anyone know anything about it? Hilary Rose</SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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