Telephone Collectors International
Singing Wires Journal
Last update May 14, 2015
| Telephone Collectors InternationalSinging Wires Journal | First Posted Jun 24, 2013 Last update May 14, 2015 |
For many members,the monthly journal of Telephone Collectors International, is the primary reason they joined us.
Singing Wires presents a unique collection of informative articles and news of the telephone collectors' community. The primary focus is the telephone collecting hobby but it includes many well written articles on telephone history that make it interesting to anyone who is interested in the history of telecommunications.
Singing Wires also includes members' free advertisements.
Recently, I was made aware of an electric motor similar to the ones on my 1971 Audichron STM for sale on eBay. Further inquiries revealed that the seller had not only a motor, but a complete machine, a box of spare record drums and parts, and best of all, the manuals that came with it. This machine was equipped not only with a time mechanism, but also had the temperature section, making only the third existing machine that I know of that has this feature. (Only the one at my MADhouse Telephone Co. is fully operational). A bit of research has revealed this history: This machine is a 1965 STM-100 and was installed at the Heins Telephone Company, located in Sanford, NC, in July of that year. They selected a male voice to do the announcements, the....
For the rest of this story along with many others, access to our Bonus Pages which contain many more photos, online access to all back issues of Singing Wires from 1986 on and many other benefits, join our club. It's easy and it's not expensive.
The TCI Singing Wires Editorial Board (SWEB) encourages all members to write and submit articles for publication in Singing Wires about their collections, favorite phones, telephone related experiences, etc.
It is preferred that articles be limited to two pages. That means it should be no more than about 2000 words in length or less if pictures are to be included. Pictures should be of high resolution so they may be cropped if needed.
Please describe any interesting phone feature mentioned in sufficient detail that a technically-minded journal reader can understand what it is, why it's important and how it works (at least in general terms). BSP or catalog references always help add credibility to your work.
If you feel you do not have good writing skills, do not let that deter you. A member of the SWEB will gladly work with you on the final stages of your article, providing assistance, research and editing.
Non-members are also encouraged to submit articles.
Submit your article to: the Singing Wires Editorial Board at:
Similarly, if you are into switching, send your Switchers' Quarterly articles to the SQ Editor at:
TCI reserves the right to edit all articles for length, format and clarity. TCI may publish any article submitted in Singing Wires, Switchers' Quarterly, the TCI website, various CD or DVD summaries and other publications.
Article submissions, questions about contents and letters should be addressed to the Singing Wires Editorial Board at
Please send the text in a Word document and each photo in an individual jpg file. Reference the photos in the text using the terms Fig. 1, Fig. 2, etc.
Regular buy/sell/trade advertisements for Singing Wires are free for members and should be sent to the editor, at
