These look a lot like SPAX screws, which do work. I imagine that if you can get them and don't mind keeping torx bit tips on hand, they are probably fine. The torx bits would discourage me. Just Phillips and square drive and their various sizes are enough for me.

They would love this at the New England Museum of Telephony.
http://www.ellsworthme.org/ringring/about.html

Among other things there, they have an entire mechanically switched telephone office, still working. There are two phones and you can dial your friend across the room and watch the rotary switches aligning themselves to connect your call.

This thing would be great plugged into that!!

Or you can read the book!

What Remains by Sally Mann ISBN: 0821228439