The Claridge chime, sans clock, was produced as the C-50 with a walnut case and C-51 in limed oak like the contemporary Edwards Sylvan. These Edwards chimes make no provision for servant calls. A single note may be struck by pressing a third button. When the button is released, the plunger recoils by means of a spring momentarily closing a micro-switch to energize the solenoid and activate the plunger for the number one bell, thus completing the ding-dong call. When the two-note button is depressed, the solenoid plunger strikes the far right (number four) bell. These chimes use a microswitch to achieve a two-note signal for a rear or side door. Like other Westminster Chimes in the Edwards line, the bells are arranged in a signature “inverse skyscraper” pattern with the longest bell hung second from left instead of the more conventional graduated arrangement favored by almost all other manufacturers. Three signals: 8 note melody, 2 more note and single note. Available with or without Telechron motored clock. THE TASTEFULLY MODERN CLARIDGE Now you can have the luxury of the fabled Westminster melody in a modern walnut cabinet. The Edwards Claridge was descibed in their 1956 Catalog:
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