Fun Poll - Flip Up Telephone Index

[FABphones]

Out with a younger family member at the weekend, went into a junk shop and came across a flip up telephone index tucked at the rear of a shelf.

I could see the youngster looking at it, baffled.
I explained what it was - to write down folks phone numbers in.
'Why?'
'Because rotary phones couldn't store telephone numbers in them'
'Oh'. (Still baffled. Staring at strange object).
I showed how it opened, this one having a 'dial' to front.
Finger into hole of dial, turn, and flip it opened.
Selected another hole flip it opened at a different index letter.

Youngster was fascinated at this Jack in the Box type object. 'How does it work?'

So, demo and explanation of how 'dialling' a letter turned the plastic inner wheel to flip the correct page.

Total amazement. 

It was a somewhat garish plastic object (similar to below). Age unknown. Unused, only €1.
Knowing of my interest in vintage telephones, I was asked if I would be buying it and displaying it next to one of the rotary phones.

So, just for a bit of fun, here is a Poll.
Would you have bought it?

Poll runs for 7 days.
Reveal then. 

[Jim Stettler]

I remember those, I would of bought it because it is a see-thru go-with.
They made them with a linear selector as well.

I remember by father showing me how these  worked. I thought they were very cool.
Our first one was linear , the next was rotary. Rotary rules!
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I would of bought it because it is a see-thru telephone go-with with the rotary selector.

The only style I would buy now is a  see-thru one  with a rotary selector.
JMO,
Jim

[Pourme]

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That one is way fancier than the one I used on a regular basis for many years.....

Remember them well!

[Key2871]

Had I had the room, I would have got that. I had the slide thing in green, it was never used so it was pristine.
I looked for the rotary type like you pictured, but never found one in my area.
But for nostalgia yes, I would have got it in a heart beat.

[FABphones]

115 reads of this page and growing - but please remember to VOTE guys!
It only takes a second to click on yes or no.....

[Pourme]

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The only reason I probably wouldn't have bought it the same reason I use for countless other phone paraphernalia....

Because I don't like to buy these things and pack them away, I ask myself where could I display it? I want to both see and touch it. Without price considerations at all, I'd wait for one that is more like I used to use.

[19and41]

I use a small linear rolodex file for that purpose, so I voted "no".

[Jim Stettler]

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The only reason I probably wouldn't have bought it the same reason I use for countless other phone paraphernalia....

Because I don't like to buy these things and pack them away, I ask myself where could I display it?

You are a stronger man than me. I really like buying cool phone stuff. Many phones/Stuff  I will sell after a year of two of display.
At that point I have the satisfaction of finding it, buying it, enjoying it and selling it.
REPEAT
You can't keep  everything.,
JMO,
Jim


I rotate my phones/stuff  between storage and display.
I like to theme my display and blend between the displays,
Items like this are fun to blend within a display,

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You are a stronger man than me. I really like buying cool phone stuff. Many phones/Stuff  I will sell after a year of two of display.
At that point I have the satisfaction of finding it, buying it, enjoying it and selling it.
REPEAT
You can't keep  everything.,
JMO,
Jim


I rotate my phones/stuff  between storage and display.
I like to theme my display and blend between the displays,
Items like this are fun to blend within a display,

Jim

We must be cut from the same cloth, I do the same thing. 

[Russ Kirk]

I like it. Here is mine.

[allnumbedup]

I vote "no". I DID buy a brand new Bates flip directory—metal with the black airplane on the front because it reminded me of all the time I spent playing with my grandmothers vintage one.  There is something about the engineers that is hard to pass up

[Jim Stettler]

Jim

We must be cut from the same cloth, I do the same thing. 

Of course we are.
We both collect clear and swirl examples, as part of our affliction  .
You seem  to collect payphones,
I have a weakness for payphones, but I am quick to point out that I don't collect them (I don't want to go there).
I probably have at least 20, but for me they are mainly eye candy. I also like oddball payphone stuff.

It makes sense that we approach the hobby the same way.
Our biggest difference is that you restore stuff, I just accumulate stuff.
JMO,

Jim
The plus side for me  is, I have a lot of unrestored phones for  trade.

[FABphones]

Thanks to everyone who took part in this bit of fun poll. 

I didn't buy it (...yet)?