Oostmalle No. 2

De Molder (1936) writes of a font that replaced the earlier one in this church in 1628, when Peter de Roover supplied a new font for the price of 22 guilders (including brass lid), a font that has also disappeared. This font is not listed in KIK-IRPA A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 26 November 2023) informs about the confusing situation related to this font: - This brass font is said to have been lost when a tornado struck the village on 25th of June 1967, when the church was totally destroyed, and a new building was constructed next to it - I find conflicting dates for this font: 1602 and 1628, but it is probably the font supplied by Peter de Roover for the price of 22 guilders (including brass lid) documented in De Molder [cf. supra]. Some sources report this font as disappeared in/by 1936, which makes the available photograph [cf. ImagesArea] pre-1936 - why does the local historical society say that that this font was only destroyed in 1967, when a tornado destroyed the whole church? in which case, why can nobody find pictures of it after the Second World War? Pol Herman further notes that Luc Cox, local historian, Heemkundige Kring van Malle vzw, Lierselei 28 bus 2, 2390 Malle, Belgium info@heemkundigekringmalle.be / www.heemkundigekringmalle.be "is still searching for clues"