Ship's bell from The Britishl Chancellor

[Peter Trotman]

Forwarded by Peter Trotman at the request of Ben Willetts:
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I've just had the following email.  I haven't a clue about the answer, but I
wonder if anyone on this list might?  Perhaps some kind soul might also be
able to forward it to the bell historians list?

Please reply directly to the original sender.

Ben

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From: "dpjbj" <dpjbj at fJXsZoEJLqnkYAtHeCpDqMmIqVxdYzOLb65K9Q_XjtG4NX_svwFsJ_dtROzcvd4QYJADmEJdXwXe3TSFTx8.yahoo.invalid>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 9:41 PM
Subject: Bell querie

> Dear Mr. Willetts,
> My friend, a San Francisco Bay ship captain, has just
> come into possession of a bell.  In big letters across
> the side it says it is from (a ship -- we believe it
> is a tanker) The British Chancellor.
> On top of the bell, on either side of the hanger, in
> small block letters, it says 'RAINHILL'.
> We see from your interesting site that you have
> visited a bell tower in Rainhill, which now appears to
> be a suburb of Liverpool.  We can't find any reference
> to a bell foundry there, or another brass foundry,
> though it seems a likely place for a manufacturer,
> such as Utley's, for ships.  Is there another
> explanation for the word?  And do you have any
> information about where a ship's bell might have been
> made in the 1950s?  Anything will be greatly
> appreciated.
> Dick Jesson (Jerry Dow), San Francisco
>


> Dear Mr. Willetts,
> My friend, a San Francisco Bay ship captain, has just
> come into possession of a bell.  In big letters across
> the side it says it is from (a ship -- we believe it
> is a tanker) The British Chancellor.
> On top of the bell, on either side of the hanger, in
> small block letters, it says 'RAINHILL'.
> We see from your interesting site that you have
> visited a bell tower in Rainhill, which now appears to
> be a suburb of Liverpool.  We can't find any reference
> to a bell foundry there, or another brass foundry,
> though it seems a likely place for a manufacturer,
> such as Utley's, for ships.  Is there another
> explanation for the word?  And do you have any
> information about where a ship's bell might have been
> made in the 1950s?  Anything will be greatly
> appreciated.
> Dick Jesson (Jerry Dow), San Francisco
>
           
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