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Huge wrote:
My MIL's front doorbell was clockwork with a mechanically operated bell
push (it had a pushrod that ran through the wall).

Yup. Snag with those is the bell may not be in the best position to be
heard in the house. But at least the one ringing it will hear it.

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*Plagiarism saves time *

Dave Plowman London SW
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