Yes that would be fascinating! There were so many iconic designs back in the day, even of everyday household products like electric clocks and rotary telephone

Yes that would be fascinating! There were so many iconic designs back in the day, even of everyday household products like electric clocks and rotary telephones (two of my other collection/restoration hobbies). The inventor of the IBM buckling spring actually had a chat session on another forum several years ago: https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?t=25847 https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?t=25847