WE 21 'Erie' Candlestick
Western ElectricWestern ElectricWestern Electric Co., Inc. was an American electrical engineering and manufacturing company that operated from 1869 to 1996. A subsidiary of the AT&T Corporation for most of its lifespan, Western Electric was the primary manufacturer, supplier, and purchasing agent for all telephone equipment for the Bell System from 1881 until 1984, when the Bell System was dismantled.Read more on Wikipedia → · Model 21 · Produced 1900–1910 · 1900s
About This Phone
This is an early WE candlestick, known as the 'Erie' model. Note the red cross mouthpiece (the Red Cross distributed glass telephone mouthpieces that could be boiled for easy sterilization, as part of the battle to fight infectious diseases).
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