[:en]Red mercury in vintage telephones part 2: how to extract it & how to sell it[:]
[:en] Now where were we? In part 1 of this article I covered the background information on red mercury: what is it, why is it […]
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[:en]Another Corona project done: putting my non collection on the wall[:]
[:en] 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 […]
[:en]Ridiculous amounts of parts; why do I keep them?[:]
[:en]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 […]
[:en]The wife says noooooooooooo![:]
[:en] How does a telephone collector combine his lifestyle with a spouse? Does your significant other welcome your latest find with open arms or do […]
Just getting a few spare parts, nothing much: Avoncroft swap meet in april 2019
[:nl] I just needed a few parts. I made a small list of everything I needed. Or so I thought. And maybe just one phone, […]
[:en]Modern Art telephones: 8 models from the collection of the MOMA[:]
[:en] Common household items, that is what telephones are. But are they art? Or even Art? Of course opinions and tastes differ widely. Nevertheless MOMA, […]
[:nl]Comm gebruikte mijn foto, deel 2: een warme ontvangst[:en]Comm used my picture, part 2: a warm reception [:]
[:nl] Na mijn blog over gebruik van mijn foto door Comm en mijn brief aan de directeur kreeg ik een email van Adriaan Wagenaar, die me […]
[:nl]Een bezoek aan levende geschiedenis: Houweling Telecommuseum in Rotterdam 16-10-2018[:en]Visiting living history, Houweling Telecom Museum in Rotterdam 16-10-2018[:]
[:nl] Een warme zomerdag in oktober. Oh ja, perfect om het Houweling Telecommuseum te bezoeken. Ik had het al veel te lang uitgesteld, zeker nu […]
[:en]A very seasoned traveller: restoring an Ericsson type 1951[:]
[:en] Seldom I get a phone on my workbench that has come from another continent. And this particular one has been across the Atlantic a […]
[:en]3 Classic Dutch Design telephones from the good old days of PTT[:]
[:en] Dutch industrial design is famous around the world for being innovative, simple and unconventional. It has a long history and apart from architecture and […]