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Northern California Wildfire Destroys American Telephony Museum

Posted by timothy on from the smoke-signals-only dept.

alphadogg writes: In this day of smartphones, cell towers and wearables, the American Museum of Telephony in the Mountain Ranch community of northern California preserved artifacts of a much different world of communications. But the museum, along with surrounding residences, burnt to the ground late last week during the raging Butte Fire and it's assumed that the collection is largely lost. The operator is vowing to rebuild.

4 of 68 comments (clear)

  1. Raging butte fire? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    We are not going to be mature about this.

  2. Re:Another name for the American Museum of Telepho by NotDrWho · · Score: 4, Funny

    Skylar and me, we prefer the warm, rich sound that you can only get from a pre-1930's phone. But I guess the rest of you are used to settling for your lame digital phones.

    [takes hit off bong]

    And did I mention that we were into that band before they went mainstream and poseurs like you jumped on the bandwagon?

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  3. Operator is rebuilding by Pascoea · · Score: 3, Funny

    I see what you did there.

  4. Don't Panic! by RealGene · · Score: 3, Informative

    Fortunately, the Telephone Museum, AKA The New England Museum of Telephony in Ellsworth, Maine hasn't burned down.
    This museum has several *working* switches, including a #3 and a #5 crossbar switch, dozens of switchboards, and other cool stuff.
    http://thetelephonemuseum.org/exhibits/

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