{"id":31559,"date":"2018-04-08T09:26:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-08T13:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=31559"},"modified":"2018-04-08T10:00:29","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T14:00:29","slug":"california-historical-radio-society-has-acquired-one-of-8-original-nbc-chime-machines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/california-historical-radio-society-has-acquired-one-of-8-original-nbc-chime-machines\/","title":{"rendered":"California Historical Radio Society has acquired one of 8 original NBC chime machines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Photo source: The CRHS Newsletter)<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Dave Richards (AA7EE)<\/a>,\u00a0 who writes:<\/p>\n

Thomas – I know you’ve posted before<\/a> 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!<\/p>\n

Click here to read the new on the CHRS newsletter.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Very cool! Thank you for sharing this, Dave! I’m very happy to hear that these chimes have proper custodians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Richards (AA7EE),\u00a0 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. 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