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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I have the impression that lower case is not common in bell inscriptions (or on Tombstones or
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<b>Sent:</b> 08 December 2022 17:43<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Bell Historians' <bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bell Historians] Handbell at Ruthin</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Almost certainly by Ralph Ashton of Wigan, & probably a criers bell.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Bell-historians [mailto:bell-historians-bounces@lists.ringingworld.co.uk]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Peter Furniss<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 08 December 2022 11:38<br>
<b>To:</b> bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Bell Historians] Handbell at Ruthin</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I would welcome any information anyone on this list can give me regarding an old handbell which is kept in the Old Court House at Ruthin.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I attach a number of photos of it which I hope will be of assistance.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">It is inscribed "Ruthin Bell 1719" and is approximately 7" tall with a similar diameter. There is what could be a founder`s mark of five lozenges or hearts?</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">It appears to be made of bell metal and to my untutored eye seems a fairly competent casting.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I guess the stirrup handle could be a later addition.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I wonder if it could be a school bell. By that date Ruthin had a well established private school or could it be a Town Crier`s bell. (were Town Criers in existence by that date?)</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Any thoughts, speculation, information welcome.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Thank you.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Peter</p>
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