California Historical Radio Society has acquired one of 8 original NBC chime machines
(Photo source: The CRHS Newsletter)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Richards (AA7EE), who writes:
Thomas - I know you've posted before about the NBC chimes, so I thought you might be interested to know that CHRS, the California Historical Radio Society, has acquired one of 8 original NBC chime machines. They don't think that more than a dozen were ever made. CHRS have their own building on the island of Alameda, CA, and are putting a huge amount of time and work into amassing an impressive collection of vintage radio gear. [I]f you scroll about 1/3 way down this page, you'll see the news, along with a brief history of an NBC chime machine, and pictures of the one they now have in their collection. It is a rare find indeed!
Very cool! Thank you for sharing this, Dave! I'm very happy to hear that these chimes have proper custodians.