Jack Peacock wrote:
> > Believe it or not there are still many people out there with old
> (ancient) rotary dial telephones.
>
> Hey, I still have one, in my computer room (ex-spare bedroom) at home.
> It's not so ancient, anyway, it's worked for the last 30 years, probably
> good for another 30. The bell is disconnected so it doesn't ring, an
> excellent feature.
> Jack Peacock
I had a box of working analof rotaries, including two black Bell payphones
that were all working. Dug it out one day and sold all of them to an antique
dealer (except a princess and a wall phone) for $20 each - she's resold them
already at over $50 each, basically because they actually worked and were in
good looking condition too. The princess is in our bedroom and the wall
phone is for our machine shed/shop on the farm here.
I did have an "explosion proof" one in the box too, had a heavy receiver
and cast aluminm case and sealed wiring everywhere, but that one went at the
flea market for $50 as it was. It was bought for a paint shop installation.
Well enough off topic nostalgia on real telephones, have to answer this
moronic electronic tweet here from the new phone.
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Received on Fri Jul 17 1998 - 09:52:53 BST