The Web let me down

We came across this vintage bit of electronics today, whilst doing some early spring cleaning:
Handy Intercom

Handy Intercom Box

This handy intercom works perfectly, and has a cable about 10m long. It’s an awesome retro toy, ideal for re-enacting Moneypenny scenes from Bond, or Reggie Perrin moments!

I thought I’d try to find out something about it on the Web, but have drawn a complete blank. I can’t even find any reference to “Eagle Products” as purveyors of quality electronic office goods. Most disappointing :(

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5 Responses to “The Web let me down”

  1. 1 Ewan McIntosh

    I had the *same* ones when I was wee. They were fantastic, although they had a funny smell when they had been in operation for a while. Probably some poisonous material on the speakers. What I loved was when you half-pressed the button you got that TJ Hooker type “chschschs’ noise. Oh, those were the days…

  2. 2 jonesieboy

    Spooky! I can’t say I’ve noticed the smell, but I know what you mean about the noise :)

    I’m trying to work out when they were manufactured – did you get them new, or were they things that had always been there in your house?

  3. 3 Brian Cunningham

    We still use very similar ones to these in the physics department here !!!

  4. 4 Paul Brignall

    Eagle still make small, 4 channel battery operated mono mixers. I think it is now a Japanese company whoi still use the Eagle name… Bought one (mixer) last year for school use.

  5. 5 jonesieboy

    Hah – so maybe my intercoms aren’t quite the collector’s items I hoped!

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