How to teach schoolchildren about ancient telephony from the 1970s without killing them?
Most of them have never held a screw driver before. But that is to be expected from primary school children. How many of your classmates […]
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Stop mutilating heads! Use proper tools!
Who likes damaged screw heads? Nobody! And most certainly not me! After slaughtered cords (see my blog about abuse of cords), I think mauled screw […]
Red mercury in vintage telephones part 2: how to extract it & how to sell it
Now where were we? In part 1 of this article I covered the background information on red mercury: what is it, why is it so […]
Red mercury in vintage telephones part 1: what is it?
Finding red mercury is the holy grail for many. They look far and wide to find it, as it is the stuff of myths. People […]
Telephone collectors, help me! I have this weird need to buy ugly stuff…..
Please help me! I keep buying revolting fake phones. They trigger my curiosity and I cannot find enough information on line about these to satisfy […]
Another Corona project done: putting my non collection on the wall
My bell sets really needed sorting out. No I do not collect them. I really don’t. Nevertheless I acquired 2 banana boxes full of them […]
Corona lockdown fun: time for that unique Heemaf type 1955 from PEN
Let’s give it a total & in depth restoration, I thought. It certainly needs it and definitely deserved it. And with this Corona lockdown, wich […]
Warning: virus! Keep your telephone sane!
Telephones and hygiene have been an issue for a long long time. The 1917 influenza pandemic had many consequences with regards to telephony, echoes of […]
What is my old telephone worth? My theory of relativity
Wow! An old phone from the days of yore. It must be very valuable! Let’s ask Arwin how much exactly. One out of focus picture […]
Ridiculous amounts of parts; why do I keep them?
I got an email from Virgil requesting as many handsets as I could provide. It happens: somebody contacts me with an unusual request. Sometimes I […]