[Bell Historians] FW: HAVE a bell from the 1700s (selling)would like to k...

Tue Dec 8 14:58:15 GMT 2009

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Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] FW: HAVE a bell from the 1700s (selling)would
like to k...

In a message dated 08/12/2009 13:35:57 GMT Standard Time,
davidbryant at RmjLkdocDRrNH0LfdP-BNXY-Nc_Pbegh90bhmhxYI6rBVY2ubVk5sIf4whWjoB_R6FTxkbC8Tl1qNSKVkyeTyqs.yahoo.invalid writes:

Wouldn't it evaporate before it even got poured into the mould?

It probably evaporated into the bellfounders pocket before making it to the
crucible....

Matthew :-)

Not the Trowbridge coin.  There's a picture of Miss Usher (Ushers sponsored
the new 2nd) throwing the coin into the pot.

It would not surprise me if silver had found its way into the
bellfounders'pocket beforehand.  One of the promoters of the Trowbridge
scheme is rumoured to have done so for another tower.

Anne

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