#OTD in 1954
‘Winged Victory . . . a product of telephone wizardry’’
*Collier’s*, April 2, 1954
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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
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Western Electric - A Unit of the Bell System Since 1882
*Collier’s*, March 12, 1949
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#THISWEEK in 1949
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‘What makes it worth having’
Illustration by James R. Bingham (1917-1971)
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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.
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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.
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In #FEBRUARY 1959
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‘The Maker’s Name Is on the Box’
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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
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When vintage calls, we always pick up!
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Western Electric
*The Saturday Evening Post*, October 17, 1953
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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
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SEPTEMBER 8, 1980
ARTIST: Paul Degen
ADVERTISEMENT: Trimline by Western Electric
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Western Electric - A Unit of the Bell System Since 1882
*Collier’s*, August 27, 1949
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#OTD in 1949
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‘What’s the big idea?’
Illustration by James R. Bingham (1917-1971)
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In #AUGUST 1956
‘Tale of Two Telephones’
Western Electric. August 1956.
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*Collier’s*, June 5, 1948.
‘This strange invention grew and grew . . .but never *so fast* as now!’
Western Electric
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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
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‘Western Electric - A unit of the Bell System since 1882’
*Collier's*, April 30, 1949
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Old gold-yellow rotary telephone partially lit by sunlight.
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December 27, 2018
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#OTD in 1954
‘Winged Victory . . . a product of telephone wizardry’’
*Collier’s*, April 2, 1954
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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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