Art Deco Sunburst Unknown Maker This art deco chime was found in neglected condition in a 1930s Tucson, Arizona home. Sadly, the mechanism suffered some misfortune leaving it in need of a complete rebuild. The paint slop was removed from … Continue reading
Art Deco Urn 1938 Presumed to be by Pryanco This restored chime is original to an Oakland, California house constructed in 1938. The maker is presumed to be Pryanco since the mechanism is of near identical construction as other Pryanco two-note … Continue reading
American Art Metal Tubular Doorbell #101 Circa 1934 This chime was manufactured by American Art Metal Company of San Francisco, California.This tubular door chime has a copyright date of 1934 making this one of the earliest tubular door chimes in the … Continue reading
NuTone DK-300 Door Knocker “Classic” This NuTone KD-300 Door Knocker “Classic” features late Art Deco Styling. This knocker adds a visual centerpiece to the door. A caller operated this knocker by lifting the hinged “U” shaped lever and striking it … Continue reading
Pryanco AMPCO presumed to be manufactured by Pryanco This Chime marked AMPGO is presumed to be manufactured by Pryanco because of it’s resemblance to their other cast cover chimes. Perhaps AMPGO was a private label or merely some code in the mold. … Continue reading
Edwards Colonial Tubular Door Chime Model 1450 This patriotic themed door chime was designed by Lurelle Guild for Edwards and Company in 1941. Edwards featured the Colonial in advertising with Irene Dunne “in her Hollywood home.” Mr. Guilds other designs … Continue reading
Mell-O-Chime Aristocrat Door Chime Model 311 This Mell-o-Chime doorbell is a an Art Deco sister chime to the Mell-o-Chime Stylist and Longfellow Apollo. These chimes share a large number of internal and external components and materials, including bakelite covers and identical mechanism. A … Continue reading
Mello Chime Harmony De Luxe. This door chime features high Art Deco styling. It is also a fascinating example of an early chime that employs two tone bars to sound a single chord by striking two harmonized tone bars. This … Continue reading
Sears’ Doorbells Ring-In Post War Prosperity Following the War, America was optimistic. Returning service men started families in record numbers. Suburbs with millions of new homes sprang up everywhere. American industry was the envy of the world. And Sears was … Continue reading
Telechime Aristocrat Model 446 The Telechime Aristocrat is an elaborate musical door chime manufactured by General Kontrolor of Dayton, Ohio. This chime plays a series of unique melodies each time a caller pushes the doorbell. Up to eight different four-note … Continue reading