[Bell Historians] Shanghai

[David Cawley]

And the hour bell is known as "Great Ching" - truly - with its English inscription repeated in Chinese characters on the reverse side.
DLC 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: George Dawson 
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  Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 4:35 PM
  Subject: [Bell Historians] Shanghai



  1 .    35"    8.0.10
  2.    39"    10.3.20
  3.    44.125"    16.3.14
  6.    56.81"    34.2.18
  10.    86"    120.2.0    366Hz
  All JT 1927.
  GAD 


    Another bell to compete with it for Carl's purpose is the 123 cwt Taylor hour bell at Shanghai Custom House, cast in 1927. Is that bell still there? If so, it caps Sydney for heaviest not in a carillon outside Eurpoe and North America

    CP


              
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