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How one word led a 160-year-old doorbell company in Maynard, MA to close its doors.

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Keith R. Higgons
Dec 04, 2019
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How one word led a 160-year-old doorbell company in Maynard, MA to close its doors.

Photo by Juan Álvarez Ajamil on Unsplash

(Maynard, MA) — Placing the blame on technology and one word, CEO Charles Slotnick III of Slotnick Bells announced the closing of the 160-year-old family-run doorbell business based in the Maynard clocktower.

Slotnick Bells began in …

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