Rittenhouse Master Model E-15 Extension Chime The Rittenhouse Master Model Extension Chimes are designed to provide an additional call for remote areas or large homes or offices. When wired to a Rittenhouse Master Controller, they ring four consecutive notes on … Continue reading
Rittenhouse Kitchen Beauty Clock Chime The Kitchen Beauty Clock-Chime from Rittenhouse was a partnership with the Sessions Clock Company. The clock face is co-branded. The clock was most likely designed by Sessions and Rittenhouse later adapted a resonator chime … Continue reading
Rittenhouse Williamsburg Model 630, 631,632,633 and C8633 The Williamsburg succeeded the Concord as the flagship clock-chime from Rittenhouse in 1955. While the Concord was relatively short-lived, the Williamsburg proved far more successful and continued as a top of the line … Continue reading
Rittenhouse Prelude Model Model 550 This combined door chime and dinner call was released simultaneous to the Rittenhouse Precedent. Both were designed by Jean O. Reinecke. This chime was made possible by the then newly-developed Rittenhouse Master Model Controller which … Continue reading
Rittenhouse Precedent Model 575 This innovative chime is an exercise in mid-century minimalism. This chime was made possible by the then newly-developed Rittenhouse Master Model Controller which could be located discreetly and remotely from the chime. This allowed the designer, … Continue reading
Rittenhouse Devon 310 designed by Russel Wright The Rittenhouse 310 door chime was designed by Russel Wright for the Autograph Series and briefly marketed before the United States entered World War Two. As with others in the series, the Russel … Continue reading
Rittenhouse Onyx Model C8445 Among the last of the TeleChron motor driven Chime Clocks is the Rittenhouse Onyx. This mid, 1970s door chime has minimal lines. The chime mechanism has onboard resonators and a chassis common to many later commodity … Continue reading
Rittenhouse Concord with Model 612 Mechanism The Rittenhouse Concord was a musical doorbell chime clock styled for a mid-century aesthetic. Marketed from approximately 1954 to 1957, the Concord was relatively short-lived. The Concord was succeeded by the Rittenhouse Trent. Nonetheless, … Continue reading
Rittenhouse Dorset Model 312 The Rittenhouse Dorset was a successful post-war resonator door chime. This door chime was designed for Rittenhouse by Norman Bel Geddes. Described in the Rittenhouse Catalog: Norman Bel Geddes has created a sure-to-be popular favorite in … 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