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#OTD in 1954
‘Winged Victory . . . a product of telephone wizardry’’
*Collier’s*, April 2, 1954
#GuidedMissiles #GuidanceSystems #Nike #DefenseIndustry #WesternElectric #MilitaryIndustrialComplex

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‘From raw material to “Number, please?”’
‘Western Electric - A Unit of the Bell System Since 1882’
*Collier’s*, March 29, 1952
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #RobertBenney #WesternElectric #BellTelephone #telecommunications #manufacturing #wires #cables

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Western Electric - A Unit of the Bell System Since 1882
*Collier’s*, March 12, 1949
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesBingham #telephones #WesternElectric #BellSystem

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#THISWEEK in 1949
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‘What makes it worth having’
Illustration by James R. Bingham (1917-1971)
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesBingham #telephones #WesternElectric #BellSystem

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#THISWEEK in 1924
‘Then, a tug of war – now, a “reel” job’
‘Western Electric - Since 1869 Makers of Electrical Equipment’
*Collier’s*, February 23, 1924.
#manufacturingprocesses #WesternElectric #telephones #1920s #GraphicDesign

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‘This handsome telephone is probably the best way of introducing you to Western Electric. For we at Western Electric are the makers of Bell telephone equipment...’
Western Electric. February 1959.
#unboxing #WesternElectric #BellTelephone #telecommunications #1950s

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In #FEBRUARY 1959
🧵👇
‘The Maker’s Name Is on the Box’
#illustration #illustrationart #WesternElectric #unboxing

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Discover 10 weird facts about refrigerators in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/refrigerators ( #refrigerator, #refrigeration, #fridge, #ColdSpot, #WesternElectric, #iceBox, #household, #Frigidaire, #restaurant, #restaurantEquipment, #cooler)

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‘In 1869, Gray and Barton; in 1882, Western Electric Supply Department; since January 1, 1926, GRAYBAR’
*Electrical World*, January 2, 1932
#GrayandBarton #WesternElectric #GRAYBAR

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When vintage calls, we always pick up!

#Vintage #Black #RotaryPhone - #1960s #BellSystems #WesternElectric #LandlineTelephone

Now available at etsy.me/4pEOF7K via #Etsy

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Ring, ring! When Vintage calls, you must answer!

#Vintage #OliveGreen #RotaryPhone - #1980s #BellSystems #WesternElectric #Landline #Telephone

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Etsy

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Who could be calling at this hour? You better pick up!

#Vintage #Black #RotaryPhone - #1980s #BellSystems #WesternElectric #Landline #Telephone

Only available at etsy.me/43z104O via
#Etsy

#Etsyshop #Etsyseller #vintageseller

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Western Electric
*The Saturday Evening Post*, October 17, 1953
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #DenverGillen #telecommunications #WesternElectric #BellLaboratories

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#OTD in 1956
‘Snow Whites . . .and the countless dwarfs.’
Illustration by James R. Bingham (1917-1971)
*Collier's*, October 12, 1956
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesBingham #factory #factoryworkers #telephones #WesternElectric

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SEPTEMBER 8, 1980
ARTIST: Paul Degen
ADVERTISEMENT: Trimline by Western Electric
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#newyorkercovers #newyorker #newyorkermag #illustration #1980 #pauldegen #degen #circusact #acrobat #tightrope #clown #vintageads #westernelectric #trimline #telephone

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Western Electric - A Unit of the Bell System Since 1882
*Collier’s*, August 27, 1949
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesBingham #telephones #WesternElectric #BellSystem

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#OTD in 1949
👇🧵
‘What’s the big idea?’
Illustration by James R. Bingham (1917-1971)
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesBingham #telecommunications #WesternElectric #BellSystem #manufacturing #factoryworkers #womensfashion #1940s

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In #AUGUST 1956
‘Tale of Two Telephones’
Western Electric. August 1956.
#ColorPhotography #graphicdesign #WesternElectric #telephones

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*Collier’s*, June 5, 1948.
‘This strange invention grew and grew . . .but never *so fast* as now!’
Western Electric
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesBingham #WesternElectric #telephone #telecommunications

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Small, battery operated army green plastic lamp on an unfinished wood shelf, shining on a small hydroponic ivy plant and old Western Electric magazine ad in the background

Small, battery operated army green plastic lamp on an unfinished wood shelf, shining on a small hydroponic ivy plant and old Western Electric magazine ad in the background

#haygroup #pcportablelamp #nofilter #ivy #westernelectric #houseplant #tablelamp
August 27, 2022

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‘Western Electric - A unit of the Bell System since 1882’
*Collier's*, April 30, 1949
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesBingham #WesternElectric #telephone #technician

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Old gold-yellow rotary telephone partially lit by sunlight.

Old gold-yellow rotary telephone partially lit by sunlight.

#westernelectric #westernelectricphone #500
#vintagetelephone #vintagephone
#500deskphone #500phone #yellowtelephone #yellowphone #harvestgold #deskphone #rotaryphone #rotarydial #fingerwheel #telephone #mextures #phone #phones #yellow
December 27, 2018

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#OTD in 1954
‘Winged Victory . . . a product of telephone wizardry’’
*Collier’s*, April 2, 1954
#GuidedMissiles #GuidanceSystems #Nike #DefenseIndustry #WesternElectric #MilitaryIndustrialComplex

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'From raw material to “Number, please?”’
‘Western Electric - A Unit of the Bell System Since 1882’
*Collier’s*, March 29, 1952
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #RobertBenney #WesternElectric #BellTelephone #telecommunications #manufacturing #wires #cables

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