Western Electric
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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)
Elisha Gray
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Elisha Gray was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is best known for his development of a telephone prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Ill
An early photo of employees of Gray and Barton. Elisha Gray is in the front row, holding his automatic telegraph printer
Elisha Gray's drawing of liquid transmitter made on February 11, 1876
The master telephone patent awarded to Bell, No. 174465, March 7, 1876