<div>I enquired about the bell for possible use in a bell project, it sounds the note 'B' which is the wrong note for my purposes.</div>
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<div><br>Sam<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Alan Buswell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aaj.buswell@1VS7KnR-5_-_Vuh_5_Ww62_BIUp8tnxgxUSR-AIf2lrzrhYirURzkJunzcXLUMbyGEbIakvRO7YzMzLr-5GKXQ.yahoo.invalid">aaj.buswell@FgQWPDH65EtqkUJO0_zveMJz-j_3ql6n_BTzvOifwAH94RRotIdVFwYFQNp7rmIF7WKR0ectGtpI-Q.yahoo.invalid</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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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 style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, November 21, 2010 6:05 AM</div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bell Historians] Bells on E-bay.</div>
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<p><br><br>--- In <a href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</a><br>> [mailto:<a href="mailto:bellhistorians%40yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</a>]On Behalf Of David Bagley<br>
> Sent: 20 November 2010 21:04<br>> To: <a href="mailto:bellhistorians%40yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">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></blockquote>
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