[GreenKeys] Western Electric Nomenclature

[Pete Lancashire]

had two at one time they trade well to the WECO collectors but may
take time. I traded one for a WECO theater audio amp the I've since
traded for something else.

One still left.

-pete

On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 6:34 PM, DR HOUSE <Packard42 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone want my Western Electric sewing machine?
> Don
>
>
> On 31 Aug 2011, at 4:18 PM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Schlink" <sschlink at mindspring.com>
> To: "Richard Knoppow" <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>; "Green
> Keys" <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 12:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Western Electric Nomenclature
>
>
>> Richard,
>>
>> It means Without Bell System markings, for use outside of
>> the Bell System.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> At 11:38 AM 8/31/2011 -0700, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>>>      I wonder if anyone here knows the meaning of the
>>> suffix "W" in Western Electric model numbers. An example
>>> is
>>> the 509-W headphone. Also used on some microphones.
>>
>
>     That makes sense. I think what puzzled me was that much
> stuff not used in the Bell System did not have the prefix. I
> think only the earliest broadcasting equipment did, later
> stuff, like the famous 639-A/B microphones did not. Before
> being aquired 100% by AT&T WE built an enormous variety of
> stuff for commercial/industrial sale.
>     Thank you so much Steve and George for answering this
> rather OT question.
>
>
> --
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles
> WB6KBL
> dickburk at ix.netcom.com
>
>
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