<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp32626c16yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">A cross formed with diamonds, and standing on a base of diamonds (or in this case boxes) is a common decorative theme on old Spanish bells. I have seen several such. But without any inscription, it is unlikely that its maker could be identified.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The best Spanish source that I know is campaners.com, which has inventories of the contents of many Spanish towers. The English section of that Website is relatively recent and simple, and is not equivalent to the much more extensive Spanish & Catalan section.<br></div><div><br></div><div class="ydp32626c16signature"><div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;">Carl Scott Zimmerman, Campanologist <br>Saint Louis, Missouri, USA -<br> - 19th c. home of at least 37 bell founders or resellers <br>Tel. +1-314-821-8437 <br>Webmaster for www.TowerBells.org<br> * Avocation: tower bells<br> * Recreation: handbells<br><div> * Mission: church bells</div><div><span class="ydpb3b8dea8pasted-link"><span class="ydp73140da6pasted-link">Webmaster for www.TSCChapter134.org</span></span></div><div dir="ltr">Treasurer, World Carillon Federation<br></div></div></div></div>
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On Friday, November 15, 2024 at 08:02:14 AM CST, David Bagley <david@bagleybells.co.uk> wrote:
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<p class="ydp2f41fe93yiv3325804221MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">The shape, with the angled lip, looks rather Italianesque to me.</span></p>
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<p class="ydp2f41fe93yiv3325804221MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">David</span></p>
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<p class="ydp2f41fe93yiv3325804221MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;" lang="EN-US"> Bell-historians <bell-historians-bounces@lists.ringingworld.co.uk>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bell Historians] OLD BELL</span></p>
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<p class="ydp2f41fe93yiv3325804221MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">It looks interesting, but where did it come from? Some sort of provenance would be helpful.</span></p>
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<p class="ydp2f41fe93yiv3325804221MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Peter Rivet</span></p>
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<p class="ydp2f41fe93yiv3325804221MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;" lang="EN-US"> Bell-historians <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:bell-historians-bounces@lists.ringingworld.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bell-historians-bounces@lists.ringingworld.co.uk</a>>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Bell Historians] OLD BELL</span></p>
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<p class="ydp2f41fe93yiv3325804221MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;">Hi can anyone point me in the right direction that can help me figure out what the history is of a bell that i have? </span></p>
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<p class="ydp2f41fe93yiv3325804221MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;">I believe it is a very old church bell it has small boxes with 9 dots in them forming a cross.</span></p>
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<p class="ydp2f41fe93yiv3325804221MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;">Thank You</span></p>
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<p class="ydp2f41fe93yiv3325804221MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;">Kurt</span></p>
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