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Maid bell/buzzer

18 years ago

We're having work done on our kitchen. During the process, the electrician inadvertently threw out the maid buzzer that was lodged in the wall. We have three buttons throughout the home that would ring the kitchen...one in the living room, one in the master bedroom, and a floor button under the dining room table. I've been through the grieving for this loss, but would like to locate a replacement buzzer. Fortunately, the wiring is still intact. Any ideas on where I could find this? And no, we don't have a maid, and no, I don't answer the bell! ;-) We just liked this fun thing about our home, so I want it to work again!

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daylilylady
18 years ago
Hello elljays: I think I can help you. We have a shop in Maine unlike no other. The owner has three floors of an old barn filled to the rafters with parts from old houses. Everything from skeleton keys to old stain glass windows from churches. If he doesn't have your maid bell/buzzer, he might know someone that does. Please let me know how you made out.
~Marilyn

Here is a link that might be useful: Old House Parts, Kennebunk, Maine
elljays
Original Author
18 years ago
Marilyn, Thanks for the lead. I'll definitely check with them. I wish I lived closer...it looks like a fun place to spend a day!
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elljays
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18 years ago
Marilyn, they didn't have it in their inventory. I'll keep looking. I could always have a regular bell put in, but I thought it would be nice to have something from the period. Thanks!
don_butler
18 years ago
If you use a regular bell just disconnect or remove the clapper (the little arm that makes the bells ring) and "voila" you have a buzzer!

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I love this! We too have a maid's buzzer and when my DH and I gutted the kitchen I made sure to keep it and intend to put it back up on the side of the kitchen cabinet just for the heck of it. Make holes in those $$$$ cabinets - why not? Anyway, we too have a buzzer in the center of the dining room floor and, but have never seen another buzzer which would have operated it. We have a library next to the kitchen which also has an outlet in the center of the room, but there doesn't appear to be a buzzer. I am SO glad I kept that little bugger. It is definitely a conversation piece. Wish it still worked!
elljays
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Littlebitofheaven, do you by any chance have any pictures of your buzzer that you could post? I never got a chance to see our buzzer before they tossed it. It was hidden within a wall. If I don't find an authentic buzzer, they will just hook up a new buzzer to it. The wiring is all intact and works, so I'm grateful for that.

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