That is the title of this classic paper by Steven Lubar, which was published in 1992 in Volume 15 of The Journal of American Culture. What other arcane or obsolete physical objects are deserving of having their cultural histories told? (hat tip: chad wellmon, @cwellmon)

The beeper, fax machine,.. perhaps many other victims of creative destruction ?
The fax is a good one, especially considering that some government agencies still use them!
Talk about being stuck in the stone age. Private firms +1.