Western Electric Telephones

About Antique and Vintage Western Electric Telephones

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.


Interviews & Articles

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

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… [read review or visit site]

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… [read review or visit site]

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… [read review or visit site]

Kelloggtelephone.com

Kelloggtelephone.com

Mike Neale's fantastic collection of scanned PDFs showcasing the history and products of the Kellogg Switchboard an… [read review or visit site]


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Antique 1937 Western Electric 202 Art Deco Telephone $50.00 Ends Wednesday 8 bids 14 watchers
Vintage Western Electric 250w Oak Wall Phone$50.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 3 watchers
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Western Electric Bell 302 Vintage Metal Desk Phone '37$49.98 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 7 watchers
Western Electric Model 410ac-3 Two Line Telephone 1947$49.95 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 3 watchers
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Early 1937 Western Electric Metal 302 Telephone$41.00 Ends in 23 hours 4 bids 17 watchers
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Antique Western Electric Wall Telephone$36.51 Ends Monday 5 bids 30 watchers
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Antique Western Electric Black Oval Base Phone F-1$30.00 Ends in 20 hours 1 bid 3 watchers
Western Electric Bell 302 Vintage Metal Desk Phone '41$29.98 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 2 watchers
Old Western Electric 202 Telephone W/ E1 Headset$28.77 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 19 watchers
Vintage Western Electric "clear" Prototype Handset.$27.98 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 22 watchers
Western Electric Trimline 10 Button Keypad.$26.99 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 11 watchers
Western Electric Nickel 20b Candlestick Telephone 1900 $26.50 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 21 watchers
Antique Western Electric Metal 302 Telephone Housing $26.00 Ends in 2 hours 4 bids 29 watchers
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"Chicago: A Biography" by Dominic A. Pacyga: 3 things we learned
Chicago Tribune, November 6th

Telecommunication hub: The Hawthorne plant of electrical engineering company, Western Electric, was, according to Pacyga, the largest telephone and electric...Read more

Nortel Networks series: Timeline
Kelowna.com, November 1st

Bell Canada owns 50 per cent and US-based Western Electric owns 44 per cent. 1932 – Trans-Canada telephone toll system goes live, powered by automatic...Read more

Roxbury man recalls time aboard the USS New York
Dailyrecord.com, November 1st

The skills learned at sea helped Thompson land a job at Western Electric for 34 years, from which he retired in 1975. He was five years into a supervisory...Read more

Calculating the future at Casio
Irish Times, October 29th

Sony famously gave Western Electric $25000 for the use of the patented transistor, which it used to revolutionise listening habits with the mass-produced...Read more

Bringing the Negro Leagues to life
Chicago Sun-Times, October 28th

Simkus' parents are retired. His father, Bob, was a system analyst at Western Electric. "It's probably where I get my analytical thing," Simkus says...Read more

Elon candidate questionnaire: Stephen F. Buff
Greensboro News & Record, October 27th

Occupation: Retired. Worked for Western Electric/AT&T/Lucent Technologies for 28 1/2 years and IBM for 9 1/2 years. Other relevant experience (boards and...Read more

Guest editorial: Tennessee had chance at reform
The Tennessean, October 27th

Grover L. Porter, Ph.D., CPA (retired), was a management accountant for nearly 10 years at leading corporations, including Western Electric, and professor...Read more

Nicholas Auctions
Antiques and Arts Weekly, October 20th

We have a 10 ft harvest table w/turned legs; oak telephone operators station by Western Electric; folk art corner cabinet in old red paint; 6 chrome base...Read more

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