Saturday 28 July 2012

Bygone Times - The Trimphone



There are a few distinct sounds that I can instantly recall

I don’t need to think about them

Police Sirens

Exploding Fireworks

Church Bells

Seagull Squawks

And the ringing of a

Trimphone

Once heard a Trimphone’s warbled tone is never forgotten

My best friend’s party piece was an unnervingly accurate impersonation of that tone which had restaurant waiters rushing to answer a silent phone much to our amusement .

In fact

The Trimphone has been with us in one form or another for some thirty years now, and although it is unusual to see one in use these days there are still quite a few around... usually for sale in second hand shops or antique sales.

I can still remember my parents purchasing our first Trimphone and the excitement that it caused in our house.

They kept the phone for years, well into the late 1980’s and only upgraded it after much nagging by my younger sister.

The Trimphone still brings a smile to my face and seeing one brings back happy memories.

And I can still hear that warbling tone

In my head.


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