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100 Objects #19: Western Electric 500 Series
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Posted Sep 25, 2026 at 1:17 pm.
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Former MythBuster Adam Savage joins Roman Mars to explore the history of the 500 Series Telephone and what we lost when we eventually decided to leave it behind.
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