North Electric H6
North ElectricNorth ElectricFounded in 1884 in Cleveland, Ohio by Charles N. North and George Drumheller, both former linemen for the Cleveland Telephone Company. The company relocated to Galion, Ohio, where it manufactured telephones and switching equipment for the independent (non-Bell) telephone market. Notable for building most components in-house, North Electric produced potbelly desk sets, the H6 "Galion" bakelite phone (a competitor to the Western Electric 302), and manufactured the Ericofon under license from L.M. Ericsson for the North American market. Acquired by L.M. Ericsson in 1951, then by ITT in 1977. · Model H6 · deco, American
About This Phone
North Electric's signature bakelite desk set. Early sets had metal housing and later ones had bakelite. Produced in several colors, and also extension and wall versions - see brochure images below.
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