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Also check on-line sources, such as Google Books.  For example, find a 192 page Railway Supply Supplement, here:
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TCI Members will find more catalogs in the "Members Only" area on www.telephonecollectors.org

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Organized by year of publication (if known).

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pdf Welcome to Western Electric Hawthorne Works, 1947 Popular

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Welcome to Western Electric Hawthorne Works, 1947

Contributed by Robert Guth

pdf Western Electric Telephone Apparatus and Equipment Catalog, WE 1970 January Popular

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Western Electric Telephone and Apparatus and Equipment, January 1970

Note: Large file ± 95MB / 823 pages.

Western Electric Company | from the collection of the JKL Museum of Telephony

Compiled & Processed by Remco Enthoven | Bookmarked by Paul Fassbender

pdf Bell System Anti-Sidetone Equipment, 1952 Popular

665 downloads

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Bell_System_Anti-Sidetone_Equipment_Lesson_XIII_1952_tci_ocr.pdf

Lesson XIII, Elementary Correspondence Course, Bell Tel. Co. of PA, Diamond State Tel. Co. 1952 view highlights 300- and 500-type phone circuits. Features of the "new" 500-type sets. Contributed by Paul Fassbender.

pdf WE Interphones and Accessories 1915 Popular

3168 downloads

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WE Interphones and Accessories 1915

53 pages. Contributed by Greg Sargeant. OCR by Clint Gilliland. Processed by Paul Fassbender.

pdf WE 1900 Cat F - Annunciators, Bells, Pushbuttons & Batteries Popular

848 downloads

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WE 1900 Cat F - Annunciators, Bells, Pushbuttons & Batteries

118 pages. Processed by Paul Fassbender.

pdf WE Bulletin 1023 Instructions for the installation of the No. 1800 unit type Switchboard Popular

768 downloads

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WE Bulletin 1023 Instructions for the installation of the No. 1800 unit type Switchboard
Contributed by: JKL Museum

pdf WE CB Private Exchange Switchboard No. 1801 sectional unit type Popular

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WE CB Private Exchange Switchboard No. 1801 sectional unit type

Contributed by: JKL Museum

pdf User's manual 202T modem AT&T information systems March 1964 ocr Popular

952 downloads

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User's manual 202T modem AT&T information systems March 1964 ocr

Contributed by: JKL Museum

pdf Western Electric Information for the Care and Operation of No. 1317 Telephone Sets Popular

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Western Electric Information for the Care and Operation of No. 1317 Telephone Sets

Contributed by: Joe Hersey, www.pioneertelephonemuseum.org Instruction Bulletin 301, P-244239, Information on the Care and Operation of No. 1317 Telephone Sets, undated. 25 pages covering assembly, installation (incoming line and ground connections but no internal circuit diagram), adjustment, testing, troubleshooting and parts.
Search for "magneto 317" for several wiring diagrams.

pdf 65jul WE News Features p16 Kiss proofing for Phones PF tci Popular

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65jul_WE_News_Features_p16_Kiss-proofing_for_Phones_PF_tci.pdf

Contributed by Paul Fassbender.

pdf Stand By! -- The Battle of Jacobs Hill in Westchester Popular

1490 downloads

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27_The_Battle_of_Jacobs_Hill_in_Westchester.pdf

Stand By! -- The Battle of Jacobs Hill in Westchester
Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.

pdf AT&T Workers: Drugged, Bugged and Coming Unplugged - Mother Jones 1981 Popular

24813 downloads

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81aug_Mother_Jones_ATT_Workers_Drugged_Bugged_Unpluged_tci.pdf

AT&T Workers: Drugged, Bugged and Coming Unplugged - Mother Jones 1981

August 1981.  Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.

pdf 17feb New England Tel Tel Organization Chart Popular

2314 downloads

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17feb_New_England_Tel_Tel_Organization_Chart.pdf

pdf 60spring NYTel Number Format Change Popular

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60spring_NYTel_NumberFormatChange.pdf

60spring NYTel Number Format Change
Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.

pdf Form M1021 - Key System Worksheet, 4-67 Popular

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M_1032_Key_System_Worksheet.pdf

Form M1021 - Key System Worksheet, 4-67

Identifying stations on key telephone systems (A-B-C, etc.)

Sample filled-in form used to document keyset characteristics.  Used to plan an installation, and as a reference for installers and repair techs.  Sets were identified with letters and numbers.  Letters on clear plastic number card windows (Form E-2959) are covered in BSP C37.321, I5, section 2.27.  Apparently there were "forms" from -A to -Z (except -I) with the corresponding letter on the disk (e.g. Form E-2959-A).

"At multi-station key telephone set installations, as in the 1A and 1A1 Key Telephone Systems or in 750A or 755A P.B.X. systems, etc., substitute these windows in the station number card holders for the regular windows ... to designate stations A, B, C, etc., in accordance with the work sheet data furnished with the service order.  Also refer to these letter designations when reporting station visits for either installation or maintenance reasons."

Scan is poor quality, as the original was a vintage photocopied form.  Contributed by Jeremy Walters



pdf Switchboard Lamp Socket Cap Display Photos Popular

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SwitchboardLampCapDisplay_SK.pdf

Switchboard Lamp Socket Cap Display Photos

Photos of a switchboard lamp cap display under various lighting conditions, shows many colors and symbols used.  For catalog information search for "lamp caps"  Contributed by Steph Kerman.

pdf LTT 5-58.05.1 I1 Portable Telephone Kit for Remote Radio Broadcasts Popular

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LTT_5-58.05.1_I1_Jan72_PortableTelKit_RemoteRadioBroadcasts.pdf

LTT 5-58.05.1 I1 Portable Telephone Kit for Remote Radio Broadcasts
Jan 72. Kit includes WE 712B Princess and Type 30A Voice Coupler.  (Steve C.)

pdf AM TR CSO 000088 Section F Std Jacks 030910 Tl Popular

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AM_TR_CSO_000088_Section_F_Std_Jacks_030910_tl.pdf

pdf Bell-Telephone-Planner Tl Popular

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pdf INTERPHONES - From 1918 WE Electrical Supply Year Book Tl Popular

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INTER-PHONES-1918-WE-CAT_tl.pdf

INTERPHONES - From 1918 WE Electrical Supply Year Book Tl

Extract from the 1918 Western Electric Electrical Supply Year Book catalog covering Interphone Systems.

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