Excellent Old Bell System Telephone Lineman's Brass Pocket Mirror (for Splicing and Inspecting Wire) p. pohl harmonica with one dark spot as

with one dark spot as documented in photos

as he took great care crafting it into a beautiful piece

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but infused with personal reflections

Excellent Old Bell System Telephone Lineman's Brass Pocket Mirror (for Splicing and Inspecting Wire) p. pohl harmonica with one dark spot asI found another of these mirrors years ago, which is what made me know to flip it over, see the Bell System type on the back, and grab it. These mirrors were issued to linemen who worked for Bell Telephone, to use inspecting the hidden undersides of telephone cable splices. I love picturing that, and also love the object hood of the mirror itself: heavy and substantial, not an easy one to loose track of, soldered at the corners and with a great