Word: anno
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...John Cahill, the present janitor, has rung the bell four times a day for the last 30 years, and the old man deeply regrets this accident to his pet. On the front of the bell is the following inscription in raised letters: "Guten I, Gotheborg. At Arwid Book. Anno 1742." It has been ascertained that Guten is the name of a foundry that was in Gutenburg, Sweden, many years ago, and that "Arwid Book" was the owner of the foundry in 1742. On the reverse side is a peculiar looking monogram surmounted by a crown...