[Bell Historians] uknown founders mark

[David Bryant]

we've got three Chamberlain bells in store. They're from Holy Trinity,
Kings Square, York - there's a picture of them on my site at

http://www.bryantd.fsnet.co.uk/york/holy_trinity_kings_square/holy_trinity_kings_square.htm

David

John Ketteringham wrote:
> 
> Most of the bells bearing mark [12] also have mark [11] which is the 3
> laver
> pots. The also have the inscription Sum Rosa Pulsata Mundi Caterina
> Vocata. The exception of course is the bell which includes the name
> of
> John Potter.
> 
> In Lincolnshire Bells and Bellfounders it is suggested that the
> founder of
> the bell at Grimoldby might be the London founder William Chamberlain
> who
> was casting between 1426 and 1456 but this is not certain.
> 
> >From John Ketteringham of Lincoln England
> 
> web site : http://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.ketteringham
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: robert_de7 [mailto:robert_de7 at y...]
> Sent: 09 March 2002 09:27
> To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Bell Historians] uknown founders mark
> 
> In the past I have come across different founders being called
> founder by name but not taken any notes. I think in the Church bells
> of Lincolnshire book it gave a possible name for a william founder.
> The bell in question could not have been made by Austin Bracker as at
> the start of him founding there is a entry in the inventory of church
> bells that there was three in the tower. (papers supplied by Taylors)
> So it looks like it was made in the 1400s.
> The chevron and laver pots was also a mark of the brazier company in
> medieval times.
> Can any one also tell me if William Dawe was just founding in London
> or did he travel to the churches.
> Robert
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