"Sharon Chilson" > wrote in message
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> My father installed a Nutone intercom system into our house when I was
> growing up. The 'main' unit was in the kitchen and it had an AM-FM radio
> as part of it. My father installed speakers in all of the bedrooms, the
> basement, the patio on the side of the garage, as well as by the front
> door on the porch. Not only could you pipe music to all of those areas,
> you could 'talk' to people in those spots, or eavesdrop on them if you
> were feeling wicked. And you could ask who was at the front door ringing
> your doorbell without getting up. It was really high tech back in the
> day. The unit is still in the house, my daughter and her family live
> there now, but I don't know if it still works. I'll have to ask.
> =======

We had a family in the neighborhood that had one (speaker system). Tres
chic! A few decades later, I *still* want one! Of course, now we're in a
small enough house to not need one. I sure could have used them in
the last two two-story homes with basements!

Cyndi

Cyndi