Clocks: casting a bell for the clock of the New Palace of Westminster. Wood engraving.
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- 40960i
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The bell being cast is the original "Big Ben", which cracked during trials in 1857. The bell was broken up and the scrap metal recast for the present bell
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[London]
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1 print : wood engraving ; image 15 x 23.8 cm
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The casting of the bell for the great clock of Westminster Palace, at Norton, Stockton-on-Tees.
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Wellcome Collection 40960i
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