Great set of images Jan, reminded me of my trip to NYC and my visit to Ann's amazing space way too many years ago now.
On Mon, 9 Dec 2019 at 07:08, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > > It does have a modular jack.. but I have black one somewhere that > doesn't (I think i still have it) but it doesn't work. > > At some point I'll photo the bottom for you - with the numbers on it etc... > > On 12/8/2019 1:02 PM, John wrote: > > It *might* be Bakelite, but it looks like it was late enough to have a > > modular plug for the handset, which suggests it's probably a later > > plastic. > > > > A really neat phone to look out for is the transitional piece where > > the rotary dial was replaced with a "dial" that had buttons in a > > circle around the front. The numbers were in the same position as the > > finger holes in the rotary dial. > > > > I see a lot of reproductions, but the real ones are kind of scarce. > > (The reproductions all have buttons for '*' and '#' which the real > > ones didn't have.) > > > > Then they went to a 3x3 with the '0' centered below the '8', before > > settling on the current 3x4 arrangement with * 0 # on the bottom row. > > > > > > On 12/7/2019 12:22:04, ann sanfedele wrote: > >> I had been using mine until a few months ago..and still could except > >> I like where it is sitting. > >> -think it is bakelite it is a Western Electric (but Bakelite is a > >> kind of plastic) "not for Sale" item made for Bell gotten at the Sal > >> ARmy a few years ago... > >> A thing if berauty > >> > >> On 12/7/2019 11:58 AM, Ken Waller wrote: > >>> Ah but is it plastic or Bakelite? I’ve have some of each - one even > >>> in use. > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: David J Brooks <[email protected]> > >>>> Sent: Dec 7, 2019 8:15 AM > >>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >>>> Subject: Re: Some pictures from the min-PDML meets on my latest USA > >>>> roadtrip > >>>> > >>>> Very nice gallery. I too have one of those old phones still > >>>> > >>>> Dave > >>>> > >>>> On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 8:47 PM Rick Womer <[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Jan, these are really nice pix. I especially like the > >>>>> fourth-from-last. > >>>>> > >>>>> Rick > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Dec 6, 2019, at 8:22 PM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ken I wrote Jan off list and corrected him on that.. quite right, > >>>>>> New > >>>>> Jersey (from the angle of the statue and the 3 pointed building > >>>>> to the far > >>>>> right > >>>>>> also pointed out that the "night market" was actually the last > >>>>>> guys to > >>>>> close their tents for the evening form the all day farm market > >>>>> inUnion > >>>>> Square.. > >>>>>> EN joyed meeting Jan very much and we had a lovely time > >>>>>> ann > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 12/6/2019 7:29 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > >>>>>>> Jan - Enjoyed the tour of NYC, thanks for posting. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Are you sure of Staten Island being in the background of one of > >>>>>>> those > >>>>> Statue of Liberty shots? I grew up in Bayonne, N.J. Which is west > >>>>> and south > >>>>> of the Statue, while Staten Island is more southerly. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>>>> From: Jan van Wijk <[email protected]> > >>>>>>>> Subject: Some pictures from the min-PDML meets on my latest USA > >>>>> roadtrip > >>>>>>>> Hi all, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> During my rather busy and long (4200 miles) roadtrip down, then > >>>>>>>> up the > >>>>> east coast, > >>>>>>>> a couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure to meet a few well known > >>>>> list members. > >>>>>>>> On the way down from Washington to Orlando, I met John Sessoms > >>>>>>>> at his > >>>>> favourite > >>>>>>>> water hole in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he lives, and we > >>>>>>>> chatted > >>>>> several hours. > >>>>>>>> It was a nice interlude in my journey south, John, and very good > >>>>> coffee too! > >>>>>>>> Later on the way back north, I had the chance to go to NYC > >>>>>>>> (from Long > >>>>> Island) and visit > >>>>>>>> Ann Sanfedele in her east village appartment, where Daniel J. > >>>>>>>> Matyola > >>>>> joined us for > >>>>>>>> a short walk to one of Annsan's favourite restourants, where we > >>>>> enjoyed a good lunch. > >>>>>>>> Annsan and Dan, it was real nice chatting with both of you, > >>>>>>>> admiring > >>>>> the museum like walls > >>>>>>>> with photography and other art in 'Chez Ashley' and walking the > >>>>> streets of Manhattan. > >>>>>>>> I threw together a small gallery with some pictures related to > >>>>>>>> both > >>>>> mini-PDML meets at: > >>>>>>>> https://www.dfsee.com/gallery/lr/usa2019p > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Enjoy! > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> For the really interested, the full roadtrip gallery (450 > >>>>>>>> images) is > >>>>> at: > >>>>>>>> https://www.dfsee.com/gallery/lr/usa2019a > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> As a side note, I hope to be at the next GFM weekend next year, > >>>>>>>> and > >>>>> see some more PDML members! > >>>>>>>> Regards, JvW > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>>>>>> Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com > >>>>>>>> Flickr : jvw_pentax > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> ann sanfedele photography > >>>>>> https://annsan.smugmug.com > >>>>>> https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff > >>>>>> https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > >>>>>> > > > > > > > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
