[Bell Historians] Bell's "Beer Mats"

[Chris Pickford]

As I recall, it's the present tenor at Wimborne - complete with cast iron 
stock - not the old one. The present bell (see photo in Dalton p.779) has 
the inscription of its 1629 predecessor in "near facsimile" on the waist

CP

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From: "Ted Steele" <ted.steele at UDs9k-iAGw7kWVn3-67MwdipMtW1TlICFBEZiLyewyow7RAC3xyz-2GIBzbCHrvP8n4O1HMl45s4vHKMGA.yahoo.invalid>
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Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Bell's "Beer Mats"


> David Bryant wrote:
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>> The Wimborne bell is said to be "one of eight" but bears no
>> relation to any listed on Dove.”
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>> Is it the former tenor – by Anthony Bond if I remember rightly?
>>
>> David
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>> It's difficult to say for sure but very probably, I think. The only
>> relevant details given are "Cast in 1629 in England" and "One of eight
>> bells, the teanor bears a Latin inscription to a 'Mr Wilhemus Loringe' ".
>>
>
>> Ted
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