[Bell Historians] toe loops

[Peter Rivet]

How common were the toe straps one can see on the floor? I guess the
related question is how common was overpulling :-)
Thanks for any information.
Laura Dickerson


I have only ever seen one "toe strap" of the type shown.  I would be
inclined to call it a foot strap, as it was clearly intended to fit over a
shoe.  It was for the ringer of the tenor at Durham Cathedral, before the
bells were rehung and augmented from eight to ten in the 1980.   I think it
was probably removed then.

Presumably it was considered a useful accessory for the ringer of a heavy
bell, but I don't recall anyone using it.

Peter Rivet
           
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