[Bell Historians] Beckenham bells - old postcard

Richard Offen richard.offen at o...
Mon Aug 16 16:43:12 BST 2004


--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "LOVE, Dickon" 
<dickon.love at a...> wrote:
> RCO:
> > No, but you mentioned etching, which is usually done with acid!
> 
> I am sure that even Whitechapel in the early 70s never 'usually' 
used acid
> to etch off inscriptions!! If they did, it would probably make the 
surface
> of the bell look porous... um...
> 
> DrL

Ha ha! Why did you use the word "etch" in your original posting then?

We'll be told off in a minute for going 'off topic', so perhaps this 
is better carried on in the pub later!

R





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