[Bell Historians] Mystery bell - England 1751

[Neal Dodge]

Don't think it's Thomas Lester as he used J for 1 and the other letters
don't look that similar.
How do you/they know it was cast in England?

Many Thanks
Neal Dodge

On Thu, 9 Jul 2026, 22:56 Chris Pickford via Bell-historians, <
bell-historians at lists.ringingworld.co.uk> wrote:

> Can't identify it, but it's definitely not by Abel Rudhall. CP
>
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> *From:* Bell-historians <bell-historians-bounces at lists.ringingworld.co.uk>
> on behalf of Carl S Zimmerman via Bell-historians <
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> *Sent:* Thursday, 09 July 2026 21:15:29
> *To:* Bell Historians <bell-historians at lists.ringingworld.co.uk>
> *Cc:* Carl S Zimmerman <csz_stl at swbell.net>
> *Subject:* [Bell Historians] Mystery bell - England 1751
>
> This is a request for assistance in identifying the maker of a bell cast
> in England in 1751 for St.Peter's Church, Albany, New York, USA.  The
> two-line inscription around its shoulder bears the name of the church, the
> year of casting, and the names of the minister and churchwardens, but no
> indication of the bellfounder.  Dove's Guide online lists 17 English
> founders who are known to have made bells during that year.
>
> The attached screenshots illustrate the style of lettering.  In addition
> to the shoulder band, there are three tightly spaced moulding wires at the
> rim, four that are somewhat more widely spaced below the waist, and two on
> top of the shoulder.  There is an oddly shaped tang with hole for a
> cross-bolt, and there was originally a cast-in clapper staple.
>
> Based on these items of description, can any of you identify which of
> those founders likely made this bell?
>
> Carl Scott Zimmerman, Campanologist
> Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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