John and William Rufford

John and William Rufford were English 14th century Bell founders. They were probably father and son and were the successive owners of a foundry in Toddington, Bedfordshire. Royal effigies appear on their bells. They were producing bells between 1353—1400.[1]

References

  1. ^ Tilley, Henry Timothy (1910). The church bells of Warwickshire; their founders, inscriptions, traditions and uses (1910). Cornish. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
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