The Connecticut Telephone & Electric Company was founded in 1893 (incorporated March 1, 1903) by Ernest C. Wilcox in Meriden, Connecticut. Its industry was telephones, automobile ignition systems, and electrical supplies and its headquarters remained in Meriden, Connecticut.
The firm filed for bankruptcy in 1928 and was acquired by the Bendix Aviation Corporation in 1929 and was operated by its subsidiary, the Commercial Instrument Company. In August 1937, the company was purchased by the Air Devices Corporation. In 1940, Air Devices changed their name to the Connecticut Telephone & Electric Corporation.
Please see Air Devices Corporation for later history.
COMPANY NAMES[]
- Connecticut Telephone & Electric Company (1893-1937)
- Connecticut Telephone & Electric Corporation (1937-1940)
PRODUCTS[]
- Coil Current Indicator
- Covered Marine Coil (1-cylinder)
- Distributors
- 4-cylinder
- 6-cylinder
- Special Marine Box Coils
- 1-cylinder
- 2-cylinder
- Telephones
- Terminals
- Primary
- Secondary
- Timers
- 4-cylinder
- 6-cylinder
- Type A Dash Coils
- 1-cylinder
- 2-cylinder
- 4-cylinder
- Type A Dash Magneto Switch (1-cylinder)
- "Volt-Am" Meter (later called Volt Ammeters)
ADVERTISEMENTS[]
The American Telephone Journal (July 1, 1905)
The Automobile Trade Directory (January 1906)
Electrical Record (February 1907)
Motor Cycle, Motor Boat & Automobile Trade Directory (January 1909)
Motor Cycle, Motor Boat & Automobile Trade Directory (January 1909)
Electrical Blue Book (1912)
Electrical Record (June 1912)
Motor Age (Dec. 4, 1913)
Motor (March 1914)
The Accessory & Garage Journal (May 1915)
Motor World (June 26, 1918)
Electrical Record (June 1919)
Electrical Experimenter (May 1920)