[Bell Historians] Re Godalming and recasting in general

[Steve Stanford steve.h.stanford@googlemail.com [bellhistorians]]

Having read the recent postings relating to Godalming it brings to mind my
much missed friend Stephen Ivin and the project at St Thomas Oxford. Steve
always claimed that the best part of the job was breaking up the last of the
old ring in the churchyard. A passing member of the public commented, "what
a pity, it says 1706 on them" to which Steve quickly replied, "never mind
madam, it does on the new ones too!" Fond memories!
 
Steve
 
 
 

Steve Stanford

steve.h.stanford at gmail.com

 

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Sent: 05 September 2017 09:26
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Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Re Godalming and recasting in general


  


Would a founder risk casting rubbish? If there is any doubt as to the metal,
it makes far more sense to sell it as scrap and use certified material.

On 5 Sep 2017 9:18 am, "John David johnedavid at hotmail.com [bellhistorians]"
<bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com> wrote:



  









A point to consider may be where does the founder get the metal from for new
bells? Was it virgin metal straight from the mine? If previously used then
surely it was recast – whether it had been scrap bells or something else.

 

As to itinerant founder using what they could get, perhaps the following
from the accounts of St Peter Port in 1736 at the recasting of 8 ringing
bells c20cwt and the clock bell c14cwt by Brocard Bros of Lorraine may
indicate something.

 

Aout 6        Pour port de 184livres d'Etain du poids du roy a la fonte
£t 0/4/0       

Aout 12     paye a Thomas Molets[?] pour 114½ pezt de dens [denerels] @ 14/-
la livre  £t 81/ 19/0    

 

i.e. 184 lb of tin and 114½ lb of obsolete French coins. £tournois were
approx 7 to the English £ and the Guernsey livre was about 10% heavier than
the lb

 

John David




 

Guernsey







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