At The Bunny Bungalow Tall Husband installed a new "old" doorbell from Rejuvenation Lighting and House Parts. It's attached to the original Arts & Crafts door. When you turn the outside knob it sounds like those bells at old service stations. You know, your dad's car would run over an old black hose in the station's drive, which caused a loud bell to ring; causing a polite young man to run out to fill up the car, clean the windshield and check the oil and tires. Oh, I forgot; you aren't old enough for that memory. Well, just take my word for it. I don't make this stuff up.
Hearing is believing.
ReplyDeleteI have the same bell on my front door. Traditionally, they're drilled right through a wood door, under the Craftsmanesque wood shelf under the window; my front door is glass, so I drilled all the way through the frame instead, and used a longer square rod.
I work at Rejuvenation, and sadly we're out of these mechanical bells, and we haven't found anyone else who can manufacture the parts for us. I feel lucky to have gotten one!
Toby,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your delightful comment and the bell sound! I also feel lucky to have the bell and didn't know they are no longer available.