Antique J. C. Deagan Four Note Dinner Chime NBC Chimes
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:45484160 | Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930 |
Antique J.C. Deagan Four-Note Dinner Chime No. 20 NBC ChimesMissing one bumper pad, missing one screw for the hanger, one crack on the back of the sound box, needs adjusting, bars are out of order. Latest patent date on the brass plate is 1917. Approximately 10.25" x 8.75" x 2.5" deep. Comes with striking mallet. A well-known name in musical percussion, John Calhoun Deagan (1853-1934) produced xylophones and other instruments, such as this, under the name... “J. C. Deagan Musical Bells, Inc.” from 1913-1916. This petite chime has four metal notes set in a sound box.
“When you summon your guests to the dining room with a Deagan Dinner Chime, your invitation is carried to their ears by the sweetest musical sound in the world. At once compelling, yet entrancingly beautiful, it carries with it the spirit of hospitality, without ostentation, that every hostess wishes to impart.” —ad for Deagan Musical Dinner Chimes, 1927
A note about NBC's fourth chime: The 3 chime notes were struck during the what use to be NBCs "station identification" at the top of each hour. When the 4th chime was struck it was a signal to the program or station manager to delay or suspend regular programming for a special announcement afterwards. During WW-II, it was often a report on the war effort.
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“When you summon your guests to the dining room with a Deagan Dinner Chime, your invitation is carried to their ears by the sweetest musical sound in the world. At once compelling, yet entrancingly beautiful, it carries with it the spirit of hospitality, without ostentation, that every hostess wishes to impart.” —ad for Deagan Musical Dinner Chimes, 1927
A note about NBC's fourth chime: The 3 chime notes were struck during the what use to be NBCs "station identification" at the top of each hour. When the 4th chime was struck it was a signal to the program or station manager to delay or suspend regular programming for a special announcement afterwards. During WW-II, it was often a report on the war effort.
Please see photos for additional details.Thank you for shopping.
