[Bell Historians] Bell-historians Digest, Vol 41 bell moulding wires

[Ken Webb]

On 24/06/2023 11:50, c.j.pickford--- via Bell-historians wrote:

> Warners put their name on almost everything they made – even very 
> small sandcast bells. Yes, it’s unarguable that others without their 
> name may also be by them – but I would argue that the fact Warners 
> “usually” signed should urge caution about rushing to assign bells 
> that aren’t.
>
> On a broader point, we’re all – and I include myself – too eager to 
> always identify a founder. There’s nothing wrong with saying “unknown” 
> – and, indeed, it would be more honest to do so more often. The 
> evidence should really be very strong before we go as far as saying 
> “possibly”, stronger still before saying “probably” and concrete 
> before we say “BY”.
>
> */Chris Pickford/*
>
Did Warners cast bells for others (for clocks etc.) & _often_ omit 
'Warners' in those cases?

I agree with Chris. re degrees of certainty of the founder but '_very_ 
strong' seems too high a requirement for 'possibly'.

Ken
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