JKL Museum lost in fire [telecom]

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By Remco Enthoven, curator, September 11, 2015

The American Museum of Telephony, known familiarly as the JKL Museum, and surrounding residences were lost to fire last night (September 10 2015).

The community of Mountain Ranch CA where the museum was located may also be affected. We were told by firefighters that the museum burned to the ground. Currently no one can get into the area. The fire is called the Butte fire. As soon as we have more news we will post it on our website:

The JKL Museum, named for its owner John K LaRue (and coincidentally for the JKL on the "5" button of the dial), houses an extensive collection of telephones and related items. La Rue has been a frequent contributor to the Telephone Collectors International (TCI) Yahoo group.

Neal McLain