Camshaft Westminster Door Chime 1934 This early cam-driven door chime was patented by Edwin G. Anderson. The manufacturer is unknown although this is certainly an early example of a door chime patented by Edwin G. Anderson of San Diego, California … Continue reading
Cam-Driven Westminster Door Chime 1936 This chime features the same unique cam-driven strike scheme patented by Edwin G. Anderson of San Diego, California in 1934. This chime is presumed to be a derivative of the earlier chime since many features … Continue reading
Friedland Westminster Mark II Model 60 Door Chime The Westminster Mark II chime was the top of the line offering from VE Friedland in the 1950s and early 1960s. A motored sequencer provides a musical sequence of eight notes played … Continue reading
A Wind-up Westminster Door Chime This is a wind-up door chime that plays a Westminster Melody on a music box mechanism when the doorbell button is pushed. The music box mechanism was manufactured by Gueissaz-Jaccaro in Switzerland. The Hop-A-Tune Westminster … Continue reading
V.&E. Friedland – General Electric Maestro Door Chime with Vibrato Resonance The Friedland-General Electric Maestro door chime plays an eight-note Westminster sequence with a “Vibrato Resonance” feature unique to this chime. The styling is a tasteful later mid-century treatment. The … Continue reading
NuTone L60 Starburst Clock Chime NuTone was a leader in clock-chimes in the 1950s. Perhaps more than any other, the NuTone L60 epitomized a mid-century aesthetic with a brass starburst clock face on top of an acoustically transparent stereo style grill … Continue reading
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 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
Edwards Canterbury Clock Door Chime The Canterbury was Edwards top of the line chime for a brief period in the 1950s Edwards top of the line chime. Described as follows in a 1956 Catalog: THE FABULOUS CANTERBURY. Here is … Continue reading
Edwards Canterbury Clock Door Chime The Canterbury was Edwards top of the line chime in the mid 1950s. Described as follows in a 1956 Catalog: THE FABULOUS CANTERBURY. Here is the outstanding chime among the door chimes. A beautiful rubbed … Continue reading