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A name cast into bronze.
Also known as: Founder's inscription bell, Bell inscription
The inscription and device cast into a bell recording its founder and date.
Records the founder, the date and often a dedication on a cast bell.
Contexts: History, Public information
Cast into the mould, so the mark and the object are made in the same operation and the inscription cannot be added, altered or removed without recasting.
Contexts: History, Public information
Bells are rarely scrapped and frequently rehung, so a founder's mark is often the oldest dated object in a building and is used to date the structure around it.
Contexts: History, Public information
Lettering and a device cast in relief around the shoulder or waist of the bell, formed in the mould rather than applied afterwards.