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In front of the classroom

How to teach schoolchildren about ancient telephony from the 1970s without killing them?

05/06/2023 Arwin 0

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 […]

Torturing a screw head

Stop mutilating heads! Use proper tools!

21/04/2021 Arwin 5

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 crystals

Red mercury in vintage telephones part 2: how to extract it & how to sell it

31/03/2021 Arwin 9

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 crystals and liquid

Red mercury in vintage telephones part 1: what is it?

23/03/2021 Arwin 3

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 […]

The world needs you poster

Telephone collectors, help me! I have this weird need to buy ugly stuff…..

17/07/2020 Arwin 6

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 […]

Ringer boxes left side

Another Corona project done: putting my non collection on the wall

10/05/2020 Arwin 6

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 […]

Heemaf type 1955 PEN

Corona lockdown fun: time for that unique Heemaf type 1955 from PEN

24/04/2020 Arwin 3

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 […]

Telephone operators 1918

Warning: virus! Keep your telephone sane!

26/03/2020 Arwin 0

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 […]

Silver and cristal phone

What is my old telephone worth? My theory of relativity

14/03/2020 Arwin 6

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 […]

T65 handsets

Ridiculous amounts of parts; why do I keep them?

04/03/2020 Arwin 3

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 […]

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