Yes, the base of the W74 is just a metal cover plate with 4 rubber feet. The W80 (and all other 80 models, i.e. TAP80 and TAP80K) had everything fitted into the base and the top was just a cover. After the 80 series we got the 90 and 95 which were just flat pieces of grey plastic with green *shudder* keypad. Flimsy construction, designed to work a few years max. The W48 were designed to last forever, and even though the conversion to digital switching has taken out a lot of these (they often made people believe they couldn't use rotary phones any more and just replaced them) surprisingly many are still around and in use.