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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I was shown today a "Sanctus" bell today found in a
cupboard at a local church. It is of bell metal about 8" in height with a ball
and chain clapper and an argent complete with square section hanging
bar about 15" long. It has the initials ZASM </DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: TTE1C30870t00; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TTE1C30870t00"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(ZUID AFRIKAANSCHE SPOORWEG </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TTE1C30870t00; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TTE1C30870t00; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">MAATSKAPIJ) </FONT></SPAN>upon it. A little
internet research suggests that this has South African railway connections. Can
anyone enlighten me further as to which foundry produced such items or
even why it should end up in rural Norfolk? The internet found the
following catalogue reference for an auction in 2010:</P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: TTE1C30870t00; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TTE1C30870t00"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">A COMMEMORATIVE NEDERLANDSCHE ZUID AFRIKAANSCHE
SPOORWEG<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TTE1C30870t00; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TTE1C30870t00">MAATSKAPIJ
(NZASM) <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">BELL</st1:place></st1:City> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TTE1C060D0t00; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TTE1C060D0t00">-
the teakwood frame with peaked shingle roof &<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TTE1C060D0t00; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TTE1C060D0t00"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">metal scroll sprockets on post supports, suspending a
fitted cast iron "ZASM" bell<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TTE1C060D0t00; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TTE1C060D0t00">(with
clapper), on sprocket-plinth bases, with inscribed plaque: </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TTE1C30870t00; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TTE1C30870t00">"Door
het oud<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TTE1C30870t00; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TTE1C30870t00"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">personeel van de NZASM word deze bel het Nederlansche
gezantschap te<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TTE1C30870t00; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TTE1C30870t00">Pretoria</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TTE1C30870t00; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TTE1C30870t00">
aangeboden ter herinnering aan de onthulling van
het<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TTE1C30870t00; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TTE1C30870t00">gedenkteken
te Waterval Boven op 28 Augustus 1934" </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TTE1C060D0t00; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TTE1C060D0t00">(152.5
x 72 x 63cm)</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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