Mell-o-Chime Aristocrat
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… Read More »Mell-o-Chime Aristocrat
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… Read More »Mell-o-Chime Aristocrat
Mell-O-Chime Stylist Door Chime Model 511 This vintage Mell-o-Chime doorbell came to the museum unused in a branded “temporary carton”. The Model 511 Stylist, featured… Read More »Mell-o-Chime Stylist
Melo-chyme Door Call This vintage doorbell, The Melo-chyme was manufactured in Scotland. The chime is described as “An Ultra Modern sweet-toned door call.” This door… Read More »Melo-chyme Door Call
Repairing a Vintage Bakelite Doorbell Cover This much loved door chime case had fallen on hard times. Literally. One too many tumbles to the hardwood… Read More »Bakelite Doorbell Repair
door· bell noun \ˈdȯr-ˌbel\ : a bell or set of chimes to be rung usually by a push button at an outer door Doorbell, door… Read More »Doorbell Terminology
Sears’ brief Silvertone Era 1940-1941 With an America in economic recovery, Sears expanded their line of door chimes for the new decade. The 1940 Spring… Read More »The Silvertone Era
Early Door Chimes at Sears the 1930s The depression era market for doorbells fell precipitously along with the steep drop in construction. U.S. housing starts… Read More »Sears First Door Chimes
The History of Doorbells in Sears Catalogs 1896 to 1993 Sears Catalogs were the “internet superstore” for much of the last century. Sears’ “Big Book”… Read More »Historic Sears Doorbells