[Bell Historians] More Useless info (G&J this time)

[David Willis]

--- On Mon, 18/4/11, David Godwin <Dwhgodwin at htMW-srI7Efcz9P-P_VkXGTY_qn4uwIsRFGkYZ5LVEt0bStQUzT9zD427PAqoUocVWHPy9W_lYG12WU.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

Gillett & Johnstons' clapper control mechanism (patent no 30114) is fitted to and in working order in the Tenor at Christchurch Bradford on Avon (G&J 1923). Whilst I know of some other examples (Houghton le Spring bells 1/8 and 2/8 (working), Southampton St Michael 10/10 (disused in arms pit under bell) and Preshute 6/6 (disused, missing gravity toggles from arms)), my question is this this: how many other examples of this G&J mechanism are there in bells up and down the country and were they only ever fitted to G&J cast bell or did they sometimes put them in bells by other founders which they had rehung?

David

P.S. DON'T enter into how it works, I seam to remember a LONG and heated discussion about that a few years back!



I wasn't on this list at that time but I would like to know how it works please. Where do I look in the archive ?

David
           
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