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Monday, July 06, 2009
Seen On The Intarwebz
Sometimes I feel old. Saw this picture of an item offered on an auction site, description: "Shiny old telephone, but the part you talk into is missing..."Um, no. No. Really, no.
Ah, D.W., it just makes the operator's, "Numbah, pleeeeze!" all the more musical -- and besides, with a phone like that, you'd only need Central to make long-distance calls. If that. :)
I just had a mental picture of a frustrated, 20-something hipster pushing harder and harder at the numbers beneath the dial, wondering why the buttons felt so stubborn -- and what's that wheel there for, anyway?
Golly Gosh! I've got an original Marconi spark-gap transmitter (with functional de-coherer, no less)that could be converted to voice with that device as a microphone. If I could only find a DeForest Audion valve. -sigh-
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7 comments:
Duh, the part you listen to is missing.
Some people... gee whiz. I'll bet the seller wouldn't know how to make a call on it even if it did have the part you talk into! :P
Jim
Well, face it, Central is in Bangalore these days...
Ah, D.W., it just makes the operator's, "Numbah, pleeeeze!" all the more musical -- and besides, with a phone like that, you'd only need Central to make long-distance calls. If that. :)
I just had a mental picture of a frustrated, 20-something hipster pushing harder and harder at the numbers beneath the dial, wondering why the buttons felt so stubborn -- and what's that wheel there for, anyway?
"and what's that wheel there for, anyway?"
It's a guide to help you aim at and hit the buttons correctly...
Golly Gosh! I've got an original Marconi spark-gap transmitter (with functional de-coherer, no less)that could be converted to voice with that device as a microphone. If I could only find a DeForest Audion valve. -sigh-
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