NuTone Budget Resonator Chime
NuTone Budget Door Chime ~1939
This early NuTone Chime has a build quality that belies it’s “Budget” designation. Although likely one of the least expensive chimes then in the line, it still features resonator tubes, an elegant embossed emblem and an all steel cover. The Budget rings two notes for the front door and a single note for a second door.
This chime was packed in a box suitable for gift giving or showcase display. The box describes the Budget as a “NuTone Chime Door Signal.”
| Manufacturer | NuTone Chimes Inc. |
| Location of Manufacture | Cincinatti, Ohio |
| Date of Manufacture | ~1939 |
| Cover | Painted, stamped steel with painted stamped aluminum emblem. |
| Mechanism | Painted, stamped steel. |
| Resonators | Painted steel. |
| Tone bars | Painted steel |
| Height | 6 3/4 inches |
| Width | 6 3/4 inches |
| Depth | 2 1/8 inches |
| Notes | ElectraChime Collection. Original, unused condition in original gift box. |