I wouldn't call it ruined... And the particular phone I used was a non-working worthless 7xx series from the late 80's. I am actually a phone affectionado, and have some really nice Bakelite phones that I wouldn't dream of hacking around with.
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Back when I had a land-line, I searched high and low for a retro phone like that and I never found a working one. I'm disappointed to see one ruined.
I wouldn't call it ruined... And the particular phone I used was a non-working worthless 7xx series from the late 80's. I am actually a phone affectionado, and have some really nice Bakelite phones that I wouldn't dream of hacking around with.