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 […]
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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/deliver. It happens: somebody contacts me with an unusual request. Sometimes I […]
The wife says noooooooooooo!
How does a telephone collector combine his lifestyle with a spouse? Does your significant other welcome your latest find with open arms or do you […]
Just getting a few spare parts, nothing much: Avoncroft swap meet in april 2019
I just needed a few parts. I made a small list of everything I needed. Or so I thought. And maybe just one phone, so […]
Visiting the Comm museum 29-12-2019
Have you sent a letter lately? Or do you use pneumatic tubes to send messages? Do you still use an encyclopedia? Do you actually call […]
Modern Art telephones: 8 models from the collection of the MOMA
Common household items, that is what telephones are. But are they art? Or even Art? Of course opinions and tastes differ widely. Nevertheless MOMA, the […]
Unplugged: the infuriating problem of disconnectivity
Crossing several generations of technology is often a challenge, when one tries to connect an antique telephone to a modern telephone line. Usually the electrical […]
Grey mice : what is the difference between a T65 and FeTAp 61?
So similar that it is hard to tell them apart: the Dutch T65 (left) and the German FeTAp 61 (right), known in Germany as Graue […]
Comm used my picture, part 2: a warm reception
After blog about Comm using my picture and my letter to the managing director I got an email from Adriaan Wagenaar inviting me for a […]