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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Thank you for that. Enlarging
the original confirms what you say: the inscription reads "E A Williams &
Son Bell Founders Jersey City N J ?607?"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael Rose.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 16, 2009 8:29
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Bell Historians] Astoria
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<TD vAlign=top>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.<WBR>org/<BR>Webmaster for
http://www.TowerBel<WBR>ls.org/<BR>* Avocation: tower bells<BR>*
Recreation: handbells<BR>* Mission: church bells<BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon,
11/16/09, George Dawson
<I><george@gadawson.<WBR>wanadoo.co.<WBR>uk></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From:
George Dawson
<george@gadawson.<WBR>wanadoo.co.<WBR>uk><BR>Subject: RE: [Bell
Historians] Astoria bell<BR>To:
bellhistorians@<WBR>yahoogroups.<WBR>com<BR>Date: Monday, November 16,
2009, 7:17 AM<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">The
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bellhistorians@<WBR>yahoogroups.<WBR>com
[mailto:bellhistori<WBR>ans@yahoogroups.<WBR>com] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Michael and Hilary Rose<BR><B>Sent:</B> 16 November 2009
12:16<BR><B>To:</B>
bellhistorians@<WBR>yahoogroups.<WBR>com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bell
Historians] Astoria bell [3 Attachments]</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 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></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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