Cheap bells?

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Anyone know of anybody that still sells old-style electric doorbells in the UK? Or got one knocking around and not in use? When I say "old-style" I mean the type that has an EXTERNAL hammer and some coils in a box, something like the one below - most modern designs save space by fitting the works inside the dome of the bell, inside a plastic housing which makes it more or less impossible to see the mechanism working.



One of the hits on Google images was someone selling a kit to build one as a science experiment, but it doesn't look very robust - I want two or three that'll survive being used by kids.

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[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

I've still got one attached to the outside of the house, I think it was originally wired up to the telephone.

I ~suspect~ the fact that it's still there suggests it's probably going to be a bugger to remove though...

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If it's a phone bell it probably works at 24V anyway, so not much use to me - I'm really after something that works at 6v-12v

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Fair enough, saves me going up the ladder to attack it with the screwdriver. :)

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It's probably a valuable antique - look at the prices on eBay, you might be surprised.