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 the earliest tubular door chime in the Doorbell Museum … 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
Morphy Richards Cantebury Door Chime 1964 This mid-century chime has a styrene plastic cover with a textured vinyl insert. Manufactured by Morphy-Richards in 1964. England. The Morphy-Richards line of door chimes is introduced in the 1964 catalog: A range of … Continue reading
Rittenhouse Sheraton and Lyric III Tubular Door Chime Models 318 The Rittenhouse Sheraton, designed by Norman Bel Geddes, became one of the most successful post-war long bell door chimes. The basic chime design was marketed first as the Sheraton and … Continue reading
NuTone Model L34 Heirloom Tubular Door Chime 1970 Nineteen-Seventies home decor brought earth-tone appliances, bright, wet-look bean bag chairs and this French Provincial styled NuTone “Heirloom” Door Chime. This popular model became NuTone’s flagship door chime when introduced in 1970. Described in … Continue reading