The Western Electric Company was founded in 1872 by Eros M. Barton and Elisha Gray in Chicago, Illinois. Its industry was telecommunications and it was headquartered in New York City, New York. It went defunct in 1995 after it's parent, AT&T Technologies, Inc. changed its name to Lucent Technologies, Inc.
SUBSIDIARIES[]
plant in Chicago, IL.
COMPANY NAMES[]
- Gray & Barton (1869-1872)
- Western Electric Manufacturing Company (1872-1881)
- Western Electric Company (1881-1995)
offices in New York City, NY.
PRODUCTS[]
- Radio Telephone Broadcasting Transmitters
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American Electrician (December 1896)
Powers' Central Station Directory & Buyers' Manual (March 15, 1900)
Electrical Review (Feb. 14, 1903)
Electrical Review (Sept. 14, 1907)
Electrical World (June 27, 1908)
Electrical Record (July 1908)
Electrical Record (July 1908)
Fuel (Nov. 8, 1910)
Electrical Blue Book (1912)
Electrical Merchandising (July 1916)
Electrical Record (June 1919)
Motor West (April 15, 1921)
Collier's (Oct. 11, 1924)
Broadcasting (Oct. 15, 1931)
FM & Television (December 1946)
LIFE (May 16, 1949)