December 3, 2008
The Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Company, founded in 1897 by Milo G. Kellogg after Bell's patent had expired, primarily manufactured equipment for independent telephone companies that competed with the Bell System. Known for its superior switchboard technology and its beautifully designed art deco phones of the 1920s and 30s, the company was eventually absorbed into ITT.
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