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    100 Objects #19: Western Electric 500 Series

    99% Invisible · Sep 25, 2026 · 39 min
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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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