I've got an original plugged into my living room. It works fine. Of course, like all candlesticks of it's age it wasn't manufactured with a bell to ring. This is my favorite feature because it never pesters me. I say if it's not broken don't fix it.

St. Nicholas the Czar Martyr is on the left in the darker uniform. George Windsor on the right in the white uniform.
If Kaiser William stood next to these cousins, he'd be the easiest to spot because he dressed like a buffoon.