Fun_People Archive
30 Sep
From folding beds to folding phones ...

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 93 00:30:15 PDT
To: Fun_People
Subject: From folding beds to folding phones ...

 From the "Stocks" column of the 9/24/93 Chicago Tribune:

In the early 1900's Motorola was a manufacturer of foldup or in-
the-wall beds with small electric motors attached to the frames.  
The owner pulled a ceiling cord sending current to the motor, and 
the bed would roll forward to a horizontal position.  Hence the 
name Motorola!

© 1993 Peter Langston