[GreenKeys] Western Electric Nomenclature

[Richard Knoppow]

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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.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com