WE 20T Intercom 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 20 · multi-line, candlestick, American
About This Phone
This early intercom candlestick still has the original green cord. Transmitter model 269W. Nickel plated brass.
About The Model 20
The Western Electric Model 20 series (the "20-B," "20-AL," etc.) is the quintessential candlestick phone of the early 20th century. It bridged the gap between the massive wooden wall phones of the late 1800s and the desktop handset models that became standard in the late 1920s. The Model 20 is empty inside. It contains no ringer and very little internal circuitry. To work, it had to be wired to a separate subset—a wooden or metal box mounted on the wall or hidden under a desk—which contained the bells, induction coil, and capacitors.
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