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Western Electric Co., Inc. was an American electrical engineering and manufacturing company that operated from 1869 to 1996. A subsidiary of AT&T Corporation for most of its lifespan, Western Electric
Former Western Electric factory on Clinton Street converted to loft apartments
1893 The Western Electric factory. Greenwich and Thames Streets
A 1969 Western Electric keychain medallion celebrating the 100th anniversary of the company's founding made from the company's recycled bronze metal of scrapped telephone equipment and issued to employees with an inscribed personal registration number
1914 company masthead logo (Spirit of Communication)
Model 500 telephone
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The Western Electric model 500 telephone series was the standard domestic desk telephone set issued by the Bell System in North America from 1950 through the 1984 Bell System divestiture. The successo
Western Electric model 500 telephone made in the 1950s
By 1975, the model 500 design was essentially unchanged, but it used a revised dial, modular cords, and was available in a variety of new colors.
Internal components of a model 500 produced in 1951
The 425A network component of a model 500 produced in 1951