[Ron Ramirez]

I would imagine it was high tec and expensive to have that installed back in the day

I'm sure it was expensive...especially with this being the very first all-transistor home radio/intercom.

And it is still expensive...Rittenhouse is gone, but NuTone and M&S (Music & Sound) are still around and still making these systems...and they aren't cheap! I looked, and a master station and several remotes will set you back close to $1K. And then there's the cost of installation...

The original owners of our house owned a then-popular restaurant and bar in town, so maybe the Rittenhouse was their way of celebrating their success?

just think if you didn`t buy that house. new owner might have tossed it

You're probably right...I shudder to think what a typical home buyer, who does not appreciate Mid Century style, would have done to this place. I can just imagine the original tile in both bathrooms getting ripped out, the kitchen cabinets and countertops being replaced with new stuff...Which is fine for a new home, but not a 1960 house that had been left almost totally original.