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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">If you thought bellfounders only cast bells, think again!</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Michael Finlay</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> of Thursby, Cumbria</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"> has just published the above book (ISBN 9781872477015)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">. It is fabulously illustrated with</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">well over 300 photographs of mortars, together with drawings</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> of the marks to be found on them</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">. Many bellfoundries are represented in this book which clearly will be</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN><I><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">the</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> reference book on the subject</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> for a very long time</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">As yet I do not have a copy of the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">‘</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">flyer</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, but will upload when I know more.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">George Dawson</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
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