Retsy Series 1 · Card 0246 · 80-TEC

Room-to-Room Intercom

Press to talk. Press again to annoy.

A beige wall intercom in every room of the house, with a talk button, a static hiss and a built-in radio.

Card no.: 0246 of 1,280
Set: 80s Tech & Gadgets · 80-TEC
Year: 1987
Type: Wall-mounted home intercom
Found at: Kitchen wall by the phone
Cost back then: Came with the house

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Nostalgia8/10

Hype5/10

Weirdness7/10

Trade value4/10

The story · 1987

The story of Room-to-Room Intercom

Houses with the Room-to-Room Intercom felt like spaceships. Parents used it to announce dinner. Kids used it to broadcast fake news bulletins, burp into the kitchen and whisper spooky messages into a sibling's bedroom at midnight. Every panel had a radio, so one press could flood the whole house with a song at full volume.

Fun fact

The monitor button let you secretly listen to another room, which was the single most abused feature in suburban history.

Six finishes

187 copies of Room-to-Room Intercom exist

Room-to-Room Intercom comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

Room-to-Room Intercom, Retsy card 0246 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Room-to-Room Intercom, Retsy card 0246 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Room-to-Room Intercom, Retsy card 0246 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Room-to-Room Intercom, Retsy card 0246 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Room-to-Room Intercom, Retsy card 0246 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Room-to-Room Intercom, Retsy card 0246 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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