And I am sure I commented o nthat at the time. OK, where do I find a metal-cased 'Telic' brand office intercom/line phone that I cna raid for parts? Such telephones seem rare at the best of times, the only related thread I could find on the old telephone fora was concerned one for sale at a ridiculous price (a lot more than I paid for mine I can assure you, I found it some years ago in a 'junk shop' over here). In any case 'parts units' don't work for me. I generally have the urge to fix them up too. And for something like this where the missing part (screws) cna be made in the garage in a couple of afternoons it's a no-brainer. -tony