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"Eve's Wireless" 1922

Started by gpo706, September 15, 2012, 09:34:28 PM

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gpo706

Friend forwarded this:

http://www.openculture.com/2011/12/worlds_first_mobile_phone_1922.html

Hooks one wire to a fire hydrant and another to her umbrella, and presto - gets an operator who records her call onto a disc, sends it to her husband!

Probably says "staying out with Mable - going to Macy's"
"now this should take five minutes, where's me screwdriver went now..?"

McHeath

Assuming those young women are age 25 in the movie, they would be 115 years old now.   :-\

Greg G.

Here's another link to the same video w/o the annoying pop-ups.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrxpIfOHRTs
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gpo706

Quote from: McHeath on September 16, 2012, 10:03:26 PM
Assuming those young women are age 25 in the movie, they would be 115 years old now.   :-\

Maybe they are still at Macy's?
"now this should take five minutes, where's me screwdriver went now..?"

HowardPgh

A "Portable Wireless"-Howard
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McHeath

Handy!  Only took two wagons!  Like the dog, was he standard issue as well I wonder?  It's really amazing how in such a short time we've managed to reduce technology down to itty bitty sizes.  I wonder what stuff will look like in another century? 

gpo706

Cranial implants McHeath. Then the Government can watch every movement.
"now this should take five minutes, where's me screwdriver went now..?"