5 Feb
2006
5 Feb
'06
3:46 p.m.
On 2/5/2006 at 3:33 PM Richard wrote:
In 1978 I was told that Ma Bell telephones would
survive a drop from a
3-story building. I was in disbelief. I was made a believer by
throwing a phone out a window and collecting it from the ground below.
The plastic has some scuffs and scrapes on it, but everything worked
and nothing was broken.
I believe that WE phones were among the first to use Cycolac ABS for the
case. Well into the 60's you could often find a 500 series desk set with
a bakelite handset and cycolac base. Ma Bell apparently didn't let much go
to waste.
Cheers,
Chuck