| Antique and vintage style doorbell buttons are a | | | | many homes today. These units are typically found in |
| wonderful way to show grace and detail at the front | | | | cast iron, bronze, antique brass and polished chrome |
| entrance of any home. Doorbell buttons have been | | | | with the most famous styles found in naturally aging |
| popular in Europe for many decades and have been | | | | unlaquered brass. |
| found in America since the earliest advent of electricity. | | | | Many different doorbell designs are produced today - |
| Architectural and designer doorbell buttons were | | | | allowing you to incorporate their patterns in your doors. |
| popularized in the late 1920's and early 1930's, and they | | | | It is a simple way to incorporate a striking design |
| were characterized by form rather than function. The | | | | element at the front entryway. You can also find |
| early 1950's treated doorbell buttons as more | | | | doorbell buttons in many different styles including |
| streamlined architecture and precise geometric | | | | Colonial, Rococo, Victorian, Art Deco, Craftsman and |
| patterns rather than functional objects. | | | | post modern styles. You can also ask an interior |
| Grand doorbell buttons and door bells are timeless and | | | | designer or other design experts for assistance or look |
| are a welcome addition to any home. These | | | | to decorating magazines for additional help. |
| architectural elements exemplify simplicity, beauty and | | | | Hundreds of styles of door bell buttons are readily |
| tradition. Long before more modern electric doorbells | | | | available online as well as in many home decorating |
| came into fashion, grand mechanical doorbells | | | | catalogs. When you work with a doorbell, be prepared. |
| abounded and could even help distinguish one flat from | | | | Search for solid brass or bronze construction and be |
| another. Mechanical doorbells came in many forms - | | | | sure to ask questions. Will the unit fit your personal |
| but the most popular were the twist style and pull | | | | style, but also fit your door? What is the hole spacing |
| styles. For a twist mechanical doorbell - the user twists | | | | and will I need to re-drill my door? Many styles of |
| a stem which moves a set of gears to push against a | | | | doorbell hardware can be found online through |
| bell (much like a mechanical alarm clock). Pull style | | | | LookInTheAttic & Company - they also offer free |
| doorbells consisted simply of a rope hooked to a bell. | | | | design assistance and help. |
| Of course, mechanical doorbells can still be found in | | | | |