from folding beds to folding phones

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

from the "Stocks" column of the 9/24/3 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!