[Bell Historians] Bells on E-bay.

[Alan Buswell]

Seeing that the Seller on E-bay lives in Epsom, Surrey, the only G&J bell I can find in my records, assuming the bell has not travelled too far from it's original location, is one from Epsom Mental Hospital. No. 1655;  18" (457mm) (not 45cm as advertised) 1-1-4; 1926.
Does anyone know of this bell and/or the state of the hospital.?

AAJB
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: fartwell2000 
  To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 6:05 AM
  Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Bells on E-bay.


    


  --- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Peter Rivet" <peter at ...> wrote:
  >
  > There seems to be a separate market here for bells as collectable antiques,
  > commanding higher prices than equivalent brand new bells as listed on the
  > Whitechapel web site. It's a great pity in this case as this G & J bell is
  > evidently a very good casting, and would be ideal for use in a light ring.
  > 
  > PLR
  > 
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
  > [mailto:bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of David Bagley
  > Sent: 20 November 2010 21:04
  > To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
  > Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Bells on E-bay.
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > >One bell I notice is a G&J 1927 bell, but from where?
  > >AAJB
  > 
  > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LARGE-BRONZE-BELL-MARKED-1926-CROYDON-CHURCH-BELL-/2
  > 20691878982?pt=UK_Antiques_DecorativeAntiques_Collectables_EH&hash=item33624
  > 2d446
  > 
  > Yes, and at that price, he can keep it too!
  > 
  > David
  >

  At £1295, for a harmonically tuned bell of around 18" diameter, its still a good buy, even though its up at a bit more than scrap value.

  A new true harmonic casting of the same spec is going to cost somewhere around 3k or so with VAT on top.

  There have been a lot of "old style", small bells on Ebay recently, and some of nearly the same diameter as the G+J bell have sold for a higher price or have been on sale at a higher price.

  At £1295, still a good buy for somebody using it in a ringing project. But looking at the advert again, there is a "Best offer" bit so maybe it could be bought for less.

  Alan



             
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