Western Electric Telephones Western Electric Telephones Design Line is a brand that AT&T has used on several of its telephones. ...more on Wikipedia about "Design Line telephone"
The Model 202 telephone was produced by Western Electric from 1930 through 1936. It is sometimes referred to informally as a "Depression phone" since the years of its manufacture coincide with the core period of the Great Depression. ...more on Wikipedia about "Model 202 telephone"
The Model 302 telephone was produced by Western Electric from 1937 through 1948. Designed by Henry Dreyfuss, it was the first widely-used telephone to include the ringer in the same unit as the rest of the phone; prior models required the use of an external "bell box." ...more on Wikipedia about "Model 302 telephone"
The Western Electric Model 500 telephone was the standard desk-style telephone set used by AT&T (the Bell System) in North America from the late 1940s through the divestiture of AT&T in 1984, with production continuing today. Many millions of Model 500 phones were produced and were once a familiar sight in almost every home in America; huge numbers are still in use today thanks to their unparalleled durability and to their cheap prices and ample availability on the secondhand market. The basic phone's modular construction not only made manufacture and repair simple, but also made possible a large number of variants and derivatives with different details and features. A touch-tone variant, the Model 2500, first introduced in the 1960s, is still in production today by several manufacturers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Model 500 telephone"
The Trimline telephone is a variety of telephone set designed by Henry Dreyfuss Associates for the AT&T Bell System. The idea behind the Trimline telephone was to create an alternative telephone set design that was stylish and easier to use than a traditional telephone. This was accomplished by moving the dial from the telephone's base to the inside of the handset, between the earpiece and mouthpiece. The user could then dial a call without having to return to the base. The same concept is now used by all cellular telephone and cordless telephone models. To miniaturize the rotary dial enough to fit in the Trimline handset, an unusual moving fingerstop was used. The Trimline was also one of the first phones to use the now ubiquitous RJ11 modular phone plug and jack. ...more on Wikipedia about "Trimline telephone"
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