Blue Box Evidence Images from the FBI, 1971

Posted by Xeni Jardin, November 25, 2008 8:02 AM |

Boing Boing reader Phil Lapsley, the guy who introduced us to details of the legendary phone phreaker Joybubbles' life after he passed away, says:

I just posted some oddly haunting old photos from an FBI file covering a 1971 blue box bust in Montana at blog.historyofphonephreaking.org. I thought you might enjoy them, especially the telephone handset with the evidence tag on it, which seems like somebody ought to be able to use for some cool art project!
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#1 posted by scottyboy, November 25, 2008 9:46 AM

Looks like the start of some supercool PS brushes.

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#2 posted by The Unusual Suspect, November 25, 2008 10:05 AM

Takes me back.

Ma Bell was one mean mother.

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#3 posted by hypatia, November 25, 2008 11:04 AM

That would look awesome laser-etched on a cellphone.

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#4 posted by Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey, November 25, 2008 4:46 PM

One of the blueboxes has some phone numbers jotted down on it. Wonder if those numbers are still in service...?

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