Bells

With the exception of those worn by cows and those found on ships, just about every conceivable sort of bell seems to have been written about this week. Do you know what? Sorry cows, I'm going with the ships.

ship's bell - Cutty Sark

Bells have been used on ships for centuries. One of the earliest mentions of a ship's bell was that on the English ship Grace Dieu, in 1485. A few years later it was recorded that another English ship, the Regent, possessed two "wache bells". And that was originally ...