Groton, Massachusetts USA

[Richard Offen]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, Laura Dickerson <lauradi at ...> 
wrote:
>
>     The tenor at the Groton School Chapel is usually listed as 18-0-
20,
> including in Dove and other places.  Written on the bell, though, is a
> gross weight (that I forget) and a nett (sic) weight of 21-1-21.   
There
> were originally eight bells, which were recast into a ten in 1962.  Is
> it possible that the recorded weight is that of the old tenor?
>    Thanks for any information - it seems to me as a long-time  lurker
> that somebody on the list would be able to solve the mystery.
> 
> Laura Dickerson
>

That's probably the shipping weight, complete with headstock.

Richard