[Bell Historians] Warner & Sons bell 1867

[c.j.pickford at talk21.com]

Carl Scott Zimmerman had already told me of this bell, and it is the only Warner bell (leaving aside Newburyport bells of 1795 and 1800 by "Old John Warner") that I know of in the USA. There are some of the 1860s and 70s in Canada. I strongly suspect, though, that there are more yet to be discovered and reported.

The size of the bell would be a good indication of intended use. Ship's bells tend to be relatively small - in the range of, say, 8 to 20 inches diameter. Also the style of casting - and the nature of the erased words - might help. If you can post photos and tell us the mouth diameter of the bell, it might be possible to give a less general opinion on it

Chris Pickford