[Bell Historians] keyed ironwork

[A Willis]

This morning I helped to remove a headstock from a cracked and disused bell
which is going to be welded and returned to use. The ironwork on the
headstock was secured by wedges, and the headstock had drive-in gudgeons and
stock hoops. Anyone hazard a guess as to how old it is likely to be?

David

I've seen 17th century references to wedges for the headstock, at
Marlborough and Chippenham I think.

AW