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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Seeing that the Seller on E-bay lives in Epsom,
Surrey, the only G&J bell I can find in my records, assuming the bell has
not travelled too far from it's original location, is one from Epsom Mental
Hospital. No. 1655; 18" (457mm) (not 45cm as advertised) 1-1-4;
1926.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Does anyone know of this bell and/or the state of
the hospital.?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>AAJB</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 21, 2010 6:05
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Bells on
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<P><BR><BR>--- In <A
href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A>,
"Peter Rivet" <peter@...> wrote:<BR>><BR>> There seems to be a
separate market here for bells as collectable antiques,<BR>> commanding
higher prices than equivalent brand new bells as listed on the<BR>>
Whitechapel web site. It's a great pity in this case as this G & J bell
is<BR>> evidently a very good casting, and would be ideal for use in a
light ring.<BR>> <BR>> PLR<BR>> <BR>> -----Original
Message-----<BR>> From: <A
href="mailto:bellhistorians%40yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A><BR>>
[mailto:<A
href="mailto:bellhistorians%40yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A>]On
Behalf Of David Bagley<BR>> Sent: 20 November 2010 21:04<BR>> To: <A
href="mailto:bellhistorians%40yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A><BR>>
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Bells on E-bay.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> >One bell I notice is a G&J 1927 bell, but from where?<BR>>
>AAJB<BR>> <BR>> <A
href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LARGE-BRONZE-BELL-MARKED-1926-CROYDON-CHURCH-BELL-/2">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LARGE-BRONZE-BELL-MARKED-1926-CROYDON-CHURCH-BELL-/2</A><BR>>
20691878982?pt=UK_Antiques_DecorativeAntiques_Collectables_EH&hash=item33624<BR>>
2d446<BR>> <BR>> Yes, and at that price, he can keep it too!<BR>>
<BR>> David<BR>><BR><BR>At £1295, for a harmonically tuned bell of
around 18" diameter, its still a good buy, even though its up at a bit more
than scrap value.<BR><BR>A new true harmonic casting of the same spec is going
to cost somewhere around 3k or so with VAT on top.<BR><BR>There have been a
lot of "old style", small bells on Ebay recently, and some of nearly the same
diameter as the G+J bell have sold for a higher price or have been on sale at
a higher price.<BR><BR>At £1295, still a good buy for somebody using it in a
ringing project. But looking at the advert again, there is a "Best offer" bit
so maybe it could be bought for less.<BR><BR>Alan<BR><BR></P></DIV><!-- end group email --></BODY></HTML>