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<p>I suggest you search Dove for a wider casting date range - 1745
-1755? This range lists many other potential founders. (Not all
founders have bells remaining from every year.)</p>
<p>I've no idea, but assume the many books with photos of bells of
that age range is a good source - many are on the Whiting Society
website.</p>
<p>Ideally please provide a photo of the whole bell - experts may
recognise aspects such as the moulding wires and shape. </p>
<p>Ken</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 09/07/2026 21:15, Carl S Zimmerman
via Bell-historians wrote:<br>
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assistance in identifying the maker of a bell cast in
England in 1751 for St.Peter's Church, Albany, New York,
USA. The two-line inscription around its shoulder bears the
name of the church, the year of casting, and the names of
the minister and churchwardens, but no indication of the
bellfounder. Dove's Guide online lists 17 English founders
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The attached screenshots
illustrate the <span>style of lettering.</span> In
addition to the shoulder band, there are three tightly
spaced moulding wires at the rim, four that are somewhat
more widely spaced below the waist, and two on top of the
shoulder. There is an oddly shaped tang with hole for a
cross-bolt, and there was originally a cast-in clapper
staple.<br>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Based on these items of
description, <span>can any of you identify which of those
founders likely made this bell?</span><br>
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Scott Zimmerman, Campanologist <br>
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA<br>
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