Once upon a time, whenever someone referred to "the telephone," they meant the Western Electric 500. Debuting in 1949, this simple, sturdy rotary-dial desktop phone became the iconic image for all ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. As telephones became mainstream ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Throughout much of the 20th Century, ...

In a recent excavation of my mother's walk-in closet, I discovered our old Western Electric telephone. I believe it is a Design Line-->Celebrity-->model 2940 telephone. Overall, it's in good working ...

Gracie Mae Haga, a retired Western Electric telephone components assembler who grew up on a Virginia farm, died of COPD and old age complications April 12 at SpiriTrust Lutheran, the Village at ...

The Western Electric 111C and 119C repeat coils were commonly used for all equalized circuits from the telephone company. Because equalized lines are no longer as common, these transformers have ...