Early models were generally nickel plated, while the majority of the phones produced after 1910 were painted with a. We have modular phone jacks for most western electric, itt, stromberg carlson and other popular phones. Western electric diagrams, schematics and service manuals download for free. The 1949 release of the western electric 500 desk set saw the introduction a. Western digital my passport user manual pdf download. This pbx comes with a power supply, shown in one of the photos. Search for the phone model and wiring or schematic.
Phoneco also stocks fingerwheels, transmitter and receiver elements, dial porcelains, and dial. This is a later example, and unlike the western electric examples above, this telephone contains the internal induction coil and is a complete telephone, except for a ringer. Its laboratories produced many major innovations in communication technology, building on the fundamental invention of. All files linked from the table of contents below are in pdf format. Switches, pbxs, and central offices what is a telephone switch. Alexander graham bells patents from infringement by western union. North 5h6 wiring this is a library of basic schematics, wiring diagrams and other information that can be useful to anyone. In that time it held patents over many of the major developments in telephony. If you have a need for any other material from the station service manual as. All manufacturers automatic electric golden eagle kellogg northern electric other stromberg carlson strowger western electric sku product price default sales. Western electric number cards and acetate plastic discs 2 ea. Western electric 50a1 conference set with carry case missing 2 microphones phone. Western electric products telephones table of contents.
Phoneco also stock cleaned and calibrated original and replacement dials for vitually any any application antique to modern. We also do telephone repair and restoration to your westerrn electric telephones. Others elsewhere may also think it useful as a guide for applying statistical quality control. Vintage black bell western electric rotary desk telephone phone. It is sort of a cross between the earlier dial candlestick type and the up and coming style having a cradle with handset. This handbook, as indicated in the foreword, was prepared to assist western electric people in performing western electric company work. We 500series telephone types plus 1500, 2500, 3500. Dear website visitor, thank you for coming to our website to obtain professional or hobbyist technical literature. A collection of transformer specifications from the western electric library. If a western electric phone ever quit working your local bell operating company. Also check bsps, gsps and technical bulletins for wiring options and detailed technical information. T are two keys, one of them is used to lock it to the base after screwing the whole phone about 10 turns. The resulting pdf file is text keyword or phrase searchable however, to keep the file size down, the text may appear blurry due to. Also card dialers, call directors and autovon sets.
The handbook is not for sale through ordinary commercial channels. The history of the western electric phones is something of a history of the telephone itself. The western electric model 352 wall telephone has an early plastic case and bakelite f1 handset. Western digital by product types to locate your free western digital manual, choose a product type below.
Western electric technical support and knowledge base. Western electrica brief history voice communications inc. But this agreement did not cover items for the military. All our telephones are original antiques which will go up in value. Ready to plug into your modern modular phone jack and use daily. Use our searchable interactive parts list to find parts for current plow models by assembly. Identifying popular western electric telephones in one step. Western electric 520 explosion proof mine telephone. 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. This page provides general identification information on many western electric handsets, focusing on handsets made for commercial use after 1908 and before the bell system breakup in 1984. If a western electric phone ever quit working your local bell operating company would send out the telephone man to your house and fix it. A year ago i was fortunate enough to acquire two of them for my collection. How many 500series models did western electric make. Custom phones fun home products western electric model.
Western electric and the bell system a survey of service edited by albert b. Home technical information itt telephone instrument manual. Single piece phone built with the housing of a traditional we metal subset ringer box. Your desk phone is a western electric model 202 manufactured around 192930. Western electric was the manufacturing arm of the bell group of companies from the late 1800s to its demise in 1984. Using a western or northern electric 200 series payphone w. This document was created from a scan of the original manuscript and converted to text by means of optical character recognition software. They are either bakelite or metals which are sometime brass. Western electric telephones made prior to the breakup of the bell system january 1, 1984 were designed and built to last for decades. Includes info on the 1500, 2500, 3500, princess and design line series. Gray and barton lucent technologies is a manufacturing company that is actually older than its onetime parent. Millions of model 500series phones were produced and were present in most homes in north america.
If the pdf files in the sections above are not clear enough, higher resolution versions including the original. You can connect up to 14 loop start central office lines, and up to 60 stations using standard single line sets. Western electric statistical quality control handbook. Candlestick telephones 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 per page sort by. Western electric archived transformer specifications. Western electric, the equipment division of the bell system, was the major manufacturer of telephones and telephonerelated equipment in the united states for almost a century. We 500series telephone types plus 1500, 2500, 3500, princess.
Antique candlestick phones the olde telephone company. The introduction of the 425a network in the early 1950s marked the end of the selfcontained western electric 3 slot payphone at least for a while, because the network was too large to fit in the phone. Phoneco has the parts to install, repair, and maintain you telephone. New listing 1949 antique rotary desk telephone western electric 302 black bakelite phone. Western electric 30b payphone lock and key for the cast iron 3 slot vault doors. Western electric diagrams, schematics, service manuals. It came in many colours, was light, popular and cheap, and started. These are to include phones from the early 190s to the 1950s. Equipped with a dated western electric brass threaded mouthpiece made of bakelite. There were no seperate model numbers for manual and dial versions.
Antique telephones western electric we 653 back to antique telephones index. Figures 9 and 10 illustrate two western electric antisidetone circuits. The stepbystep dial telephone system western electric company inc. A listing of all western electric set numbers under development 100 years in the bell system. Western electric a brief history an old western electric hand once said. Iardella published by western electric company, 195 broadway, new york, n. Both phones were in poor condition and required restoration. Western electric model 555 manual switchboard pbx in working condition. Watch in 360 the inside of a nuclear reactor from the size of an atom with virtual reality duration. Western electric has established standards of service excellence for every step in the repair process.
Payphones western electric payphones picturephone a bell labs development that never caught on due to high cost and other factors color charts official color charts from western electric showing the available colors of western electric telephones and accessories in the years prior to the 1984 divestiture. Western electric was the captive equipment arm of the bell system and produced the majority of the telephones and related equipment used in the u. It is the manufacturer and supplier of the tools of telephone service. Western electric how to operate the 556 switchboard manuel. Free western electric diagrams, schematics, service. We sell western electric telephones tahat have been restored to like new condition. The western electric number 20 series antique candlestick phones made their debut in 1904. Many are still in use today because of their durability and ample availability.
Western electric did not spring from the brow of bell telephone, but existed before alexander graham bell made his invention. Western electric products telephones older models than. In another response to public demand, western electric released the princess phone in 1959. Basically it is the device or system that connects one telephone line to another telephone line so that two or more people can carry on a conversation over their respective telephones or so that your computers modem can connect to a remote modem such as a remote modem owned by an isp internet service provider which in turn. Product information product dimensions 10 x 10 x 6 inches item weight 4 pounds shipping weight 4 pounds asin b07crm8fbs item model number.
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