[Bell Historians] Re: Batricks or Battericks?

[mikechester@hotmail.com [bellhistorians]]

Could these be the leathers that attach the clapper to the cast in crown staples?  "Baldricks" is a similar term. 

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 "An early device for attaching a clapper to a bell comprising a leather lined iron strap. The leather is the baldrick and the iron is known as the baldrick copse."



 

 Mike
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