NuTone V-Tone K17 Door Chime
NuTone V-Tone 1955
The NuTone V-17 door chime mimics automotive styling that accompanied the widespread adoption of V-8 engines by automobile manufacturers in the 1950s. Other consumer goods adopted similar styling and the V-Tones resemblance to a radio is either highly coincidental or purposeful.
The V-Tone was described in a 1955 NuTone brochure:
K-17 “V-Tone”— Black and Anodized Aluminum or Copper Anodized. 2 notes front door, 1 note rear door.
A resonator door chime with the same covers was available as the K-19 “Premier”.
The V-Tone and Premier were short-lived having been discontinued by 1959.
| Manufacturer | NuTone Incorporated |
| Location of Manufacture | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
| Date of Manufacture | Introduced 1955 |
| Cover | Anodized Aluminum |
| Mechanism | Stamped steel |
| Tone bars | Painted Steel |
| Height | 6 7/8 inches |
| Width | 4 1/2 inches |
| Depth | 2 inches |
| Notes | ElectraChime Collection. Original condition. |