Western Electric Phones
Western Electric (WE) was the American electrical engineering company that manufactured telephones for AT&T (American Telephone & Telegraph) between 1881 and 1995. More about the company ›
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Model 50AL Candlestick
The Model 50AL was the first free-standing dial telephone by Western Electric, introduced in 1919. It possessed the rotary dial, ... read more →
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Model A1, 102/B1, 202/D1
Model A1 was created by Western Electric in 1927. It was the first WE telephone to use an integrated ... read more →
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Model 302
The Model 302 was invented in 1937 by the renowned industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss. During its initial years of production ... read more →
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Model 5302
The 5302 was a stopgap between the 302, and the planned production of the new Model 500 that ... read more →
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Model 500
The Model 500 was first introduced in 1949, and it soon established itself as the standard Bell System phone, ... read more →
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Princess Phone (701, 702)
The introduction of the Princess phone in 1959 signalled a new marketing angle for Bell System and Western ... read more →
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Trimline (220)
The Model 220 Trimline, introduced in 1965, represented the end of an era, as it was the last rotary-dial telephone ... read more →
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Sculptura
The Western Electric Sculptura (sometimes colloquially referred to as the 'Donut Phone') is one of the most recognisable and iconic ... read more →
