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Western Electric, the captive equipment arm of the Bell System, produced the majority of the telephones and related equipment used in the U.S. for almost 100 years. In addition to its most popular models (202s, 302s, 500s, Trimline and Princess telephones), the company's labs produced many major innovations in communication technology.


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An Interview With Antique Telephone Collector Gary Goff

An Interview With Antique Telephone Collector Gary Goff

How did I get started collecting antique telephones? As a kid I always liked phones, using them, talking on t…  [more]

An Interview With Ericofon Telephone Collector Richard Rose

An Interview With Ericofon Telephone Collector Richard Rose

I like mechanical things. I’ve collected outboard motors, things like that in the past. I got into the tele…  [more]



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Old Telephones as Entertainment

Old Telephones as Entertainment

For those who want highly detailed information on specific Western Electric antique and vintage telephone models su…  [more]

The Telephone Archive

The Telephone Archive

If you're into old phones, check out this 600-page repository of images and historical information. Includes an ext…  [more]

Ericofon.com

Ericofon.com

Richard Rose's tribute to the Ericofon, a colorful, stylish concept phone introduced in Europe in the 1950's and th…  [more]

Kelloggtelephone.com

Kelloggtelephone.com

Mike Neale's fantastic collection of scanned PDFs showcasing the history and products of the Kellogg Switchboard an…  [more]


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Recent News: Western Electric Telephones

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The power elite playbook, Japan, land of Western industrialization ...

renewamerica.us, DC - Nov 15, 2008
[9] One of the first US/Japan joint ventures was Nippon Electric Company (NEC), established in 1899 with Western Electric, as a 54 percent shareholder. ...

Retiring at age 57 after 38 years of service!

Rockwall County Herald Banner, tx - Nov 15, 2008
And then 1994 came along and David was transferred to the local Western Electric plant in Mesquite. He looked around this area for another Red Horse unit, ...

Hospice clearance sale raises $15000

Burlington Times News, NC - Nov 3, 2008
The Hospice League of Alamance-Caswell held the sale at the former Western Electric plant in east Burlington, where it held its annual flea market this ...

She did everything right; how did it all go wrong?

Greensboro News Record, NC - Nov 2, 2008
Williams, 78 and widowed, built circuit boards for Western Electric and Lucent for more than 30 years. But now she is a ward of the state, diagnosed with ...

Thietje ready for re-election to council

Fremont Tribune, NE - Oct 24, 2008
By Don Bowen/Fremont Tribune He worked for 37 years with a company that started as Western Electric, which made mechanism parts for telephone companies. ...

The Alamance Scene: What's cookin'? Stew and barbecue

Burlington Times News, NC - Oct 30, 2008
Hospice is holding a gigantic after-the-flea-market flea market from 8 am to 6 pm Saturday at Western Electric Plant, 204 N. Graham-Hopedale Road, ...

50 years of service brings honors

Reporter-Times, IN - Nov 17, 2008
He also worked for Western Electric before the company closed in Indiana, he said. Current Brooklyn Fire Chief Mike McCool said he’s had the pleasure of ...

• Timeline of events - The Express Times

The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com, PA - Nov 12, 2008
12, 1973: Anderson's body is found in a shallow stream behind the Western Electric plant in Allentown. Dec. 21, 1973: Williams, 30, an acquaintance of ...
• Allentown man convicted of murder of 8-year-old Bethlehem girl ...

Shoppers browsed Saturday at the Hospice Flea clearance sale.

Burlington Times News, NC - Nov 1, 2008
The Hospice League of Alamance-Caswell held the flea market at the former Western Electric plant in east Burlington, where it held its annual flea market ...

Anton H. Preuss - Cranford Chronicle

Cranford Chronicle - NJ.com, New Jersey - Nov 7, 2008
Andy was employed as a maintenance supervisor for Western Electric in Kearney for 30 years. He retired in 1974. Andy was an avid golfer who spent time at ...

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