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    I found a nortel hazardous location explosion proof phone in a dumpster. It was a rotary phone from the 50s or 60s and sold for $55 on ebay. Looked cool and sold as a wallhanger.


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    Quote Originally Posted by MetalEarthRecycling View Post
    I found a nortel hazardous location explosion proof phone in a dumpster. It was a rotary phone from the 50s or 60s and sold for $55 on ebay. Looked cool and sold as a wallhanger.
    From where? A missile silo? lol. I had to look up what that was, never even heard of any such thing before!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by newattitude View Post
    From where? A missile silo? lol. I had to look up what that was, never even heard of any such thing before!!
    That might of also been what was used in mining (lots of explosives down there)

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    Quote Originally Posted by newattitude View Post
    From where? A missile silo? lol. I had to look up what that was, never even heard of any such thing before!!
    Military installations. Munitions bunkers just to name one.

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