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Western Electric Cherry Vanity Telephone
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Western ElectricWestern ElectricWestern Electric Co., Inc. was an American electrical engineering and manufacturing company that operated from 1869 to 1996. A subsidiary of 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 → · wood, American · Source/via: Pioneers
About This Phone
Victorian cherry wood case with incised bellflower and scroll work decoration, serial number 7251. A vanity like this was used for the first call on the new Boston to Chicago telephone line in 1893.
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