[GreenKeys] Fwd: A very interesting Telecommunications Museum

[Paul Wills]

Chris,

Thanks for the kind words.

Would you believe that, with the exception of the iron work and very large
assemblies, a lot of the stuff came home on the commuter train a little bit
at a time.  I doubt I could have gotten away with it in this post 9/11
world.  (I did get some dirty looks though!)

I wish I could have taken home all I could get.  There are still things I
left behind 20 or more years ago that I regret not taking.

We have three young kids in the house but, fortunately, I've been able to
keep the basement for myself.

I am in contact with several people who have large private collections like
mine.  There are also a few British collectors with web sites showing their
equipment.

Thanks again,

PDW


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christian Fandt" <cfandt at netsync.net>
To: "Don Robert House" <drhouse at nadcomm.com>; <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: "Warren Brader" <warren.brader at us.army.mil>; "Steve Kissinger"
<kissinge at clunet.edu>; <rglick at computer-museum.org>; "Ed Hickey"
<edwh at mc.net>; "Ken Clinkman" <kenbc at earthlink.net>; "Bob Liddy"
<k8bl at ameritech.net>; "Phil Schelinski" <phil10661 at yahoo.com>; "Bob Cnota"
<rfc at pop.ripco.com>; <dweil at computer-museum.org>; "Ben Stephens"
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Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Fwd: A very interesting Telecommunications Museum


> Well I thought you'd get a kick out of that site if you were previously
> unaware of it. Glad you passed it on to the list and other important
folks.
>
> This is in my opinion an important private collection as not very many
> ex-telephone folks (or *anyone* for that matter) could house such a group
> of large artifacts. This guy seemed to lug anything home that he could
get!
> Neat thing is that he's trying to get most of it functional if possible.
>
> A nice touch is the sound samples for several devices that one could click
> upon and listen to.
>
> Don't forget to click on the Pennsylvania Railroad link in the first
> paragraph to see even more interesting history. Fascinating. I'm a closet
> Railfan and can spend hours just gawking in the Railroad Museum of
> Pennsylvania down in Straasburg PA. My wife figures I would go catatonic
> with sensory overload at the rail collection in the Smithsonian.
>
> Regards,  Chris
>
> NNNN
>
> At 01:47 PM 6/17/04 -0500, Don Robert House wrote:
> >Thanks to Chris Fandt for tipping me off.
> >
> >Paul WIlls has a great museum and a wonderful website.  Be sure to look
it
> >up and ENJOY!
> >
> >http://www.voicenet.com/~tciplace/cedartel/index.htm
> >
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> >Don R. House
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> Christian Fandt,    Electronic/Electrical Historian
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