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pdf 1916ca - WECo Booklet No 1079-B - Desk Telephone Sets Popular

Published on 11 March 2012 By Anonymous 3203 downloads

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1916ca - WECo Booklet No 1079-B - Desk Telephone Sets

Includes 1020-type desk stands: 1020-M, 1020-S, 1020-AH, 1020-AL, 1020-AM, 1020-BC, 1020-C, 1020-H, 1020-J, 1020-MC, 1020-PC, 1020-SC, 1020-AG, 1020-AK. Receivers: 143-W, 122-W. Desk Set Boxes: 131-J, 295-type, 297-A, 334-type and 358-type. Magneto Desk Set Boxes: 300-type, 315-type, 354-type and 295-type. Cording Diagrams. Contributed by Steve Cichorsky. OCR by Clint Gilliland. [Original was archived]

pdf 1920 - WE Machine Switching System - London [LARGE FILE] Popular

Published on 30 December 2011 By Anonymous 2063 downloads

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1920 - WE Machine Switching System - London [LARGE FILE]

60MB file! (Look for 17MB file.) Western Electric Company, Ltd. Contributed by Jack Ryan.

Keywords: Translation; register; brush; junction group; power drive; SXS-like; line finder; magnetic; power clutch; operator; sender; automatic; subscriber; sequence; transmission; reverse impulse; switch; connection; common battery

pdf 1920 - WE Machine Switching System London Popular

Published on 22 January 2012 By Anonymous 2002 downloads

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1920 - WE Machine Switching System London

Size reduction by Clint Gilliland.

pdf 1930 - Panel Type Dial Telephone System NYT Popular

Published on 25 February 2014 By Anonymous 2150 downloads

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Panel_Type_Dial_Telephone_System_NYT_Oct30.pdf

1930 - Panel Type Dial Telephone System NYT

by Elsworth Goldsmith. 57 pages. October 1930. Third edition of a December 1926 article. Contributed by John Novack

pdf 1932 - Tools And Gauges For Maint X65518-01 I14 Apr32 Popular

Published on 21 July 2013 By Anonymous 3603 downloads

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1932 - Tools And Gauges For Maint X65518-01 I14 Apr32

Contributed by John Novack.

pdf 1936 - Standard Drafting Practices X-62725 i6 May36 Popular

Published on 07 July 2013 By Anonymous 2051 downloads

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1936 - Standard Drafting Practices X-62725 i6 May36

Issue 6, May 1936, Bell Telephone Laboratories. Contributed by John Novack.

pdf 1937 - WE Step by Step SXS Dial System Pamphlet No 37 Mar37 Popular

Published on 02 August 2011 By Anonymous 2452 downloads

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1937 - WE Step by Step SXS Dial System Pamphlet No 37 Mar37

March 1937. Basic information for WE Installers. Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.

pdf 1941 - Telephone Conventions Abbreviations And Nomenclature EB 2.1-1 Apr41 Popular

Published on 21 July 2013 By Anonymous 2514 downloads

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1941 - Telephone Conventions Abbreviations And Nomenclature EB 2.1-1 Apr41

Contributed by John Novack.

pdf 1941 - WE Instruction Bulletin 900 - H1-type Carrier Tel Equip - Instr for Use Popular

Published on 11 November 2019 Modified on 26 March 2025 By Paul F 2019 downloads

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1941 - WE Instruction Bulletin 900 - H1-type Carrier Tel Equip - Instr for Use

Contributed and scanned by Steve Cichorsky. OCR and Processing by Paul Fassbender.

pdf 1943 - WE Step by Step SXS Dial System Pamphlet No 37 Oct43 Popular

Published on 25 February 2014 By Paul F 1792 downloads

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1943 - WE Step by Step SXS Dial System Pamphlet No 37 Oct43

22 pages. October 1943 printing of a March 1937 document. Contributed by John Novack

pdf 1946 - Western Electric Equipment Engineering Guide Popular

Published on 14 July 2013 By Paul F 2131 downloads

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1946 - Western Electric Equipment Engineering Guide

April 1946. Contributed by John Novack.

pdf 1950 - BTL X-64700 i1 - Equipment Nomenclature Popular

Published on 27 October 2019 Modified on 26 March 2025 By Paul F 1734 downloads

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1950 - BTL X-64700 i1 - Equipment Nomenclature

89 pages. Includes terminology which has been considered and approved by the Nomenclature Committee on Equipment Nomenclature.
The terms herein described are intended for use on all new and reissued material issued by the Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., and apply specifically to circuit drawing titles and notes, equipment drawing titles and notes, circuit descriptions, equipment explanations, J specifications, keysheets, etc. Contributed and scanned by John Novack. Bookmarked and processed by Paul Fassbender.

pdf 1967 WE TTA-3 Sep67 - Magicall KS-19594 Dialer Popular

Published on 02 September 2019 By Paul F 2406 downloads

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1967 WE TTA-3 Sep67 - Magicall KS-19594 Dialer

30 pages. Technical Troubleshooting Aid - contains Bell System Repair Specification (BSRS) 255.73. Detailed component photos, block diagram, schematic and drawing references. Contributed by John Novack. Bookmarks by Paul Fassbender.

pdf 1975 - BSTR Pub 53121 Nov75 - BSP Typesetting Specification Popular

Published on 21 December 2025 Modified on 21 December 2025 By Paul F 774 downloads

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1975 - BSTR Pub 53121 Nov75 - BSP Typesetting Specification

Bell System Technical Reference. Ref: 000-200-011. Contributed by Paul Fassbender.

pdf 1976 - ESS Series No. 2 - No. 3 Systems Popular

Published on 12 November 2009 Modified on 26 March 2025 By Anonymous 3945 downloads

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ESS Series No. 2 - No. 3 Systems.pdf

Switching Products Manual, Local Sytems 9/76

No.2, No.2B, No. 2C, No. 3 ESS

pdf 1979 - BSTR PUB 47101 - Standard Plugs and Jacks Popular

Published on 26 September 2010 Modified on 26 March 2025 By Paul F 3172 downloads

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1979 - BSTR PUB 47101 - Standard Plugs and Jacks

PUB 47101, PRELIMINARY, Sep79
Bell System Voice and Data Communications
TECHNICAL REFERENCE, Standard Plugs and Jacks

Director - Business Premises Engineering - Data and Special Systems
AT&T September 1979

pdf 1980 - PA-6P014 I3 - COSMOS Frame Transaction Codes Popular

Published on 15 August 2010 Modified on 26 March 2025 By Anonymous 2148 downloads

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1980 - PA-6P014 I3 - COSMOS Frame Transaction Codes

PA-6P014, COSMOS (COmputer System for Maintenance OperationS) Frame
Transaction Codes, Issue 3, 11/30/80, 78 pages

pdf 1982 - 301-925 i1 Jun82 - UNIX User's Manual Popular

Published on 26 September 2010 Modified on 26 March 2025 By Anonymous 2802 downloads

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1982 - 301-925 i1 Jun82 - UNIX User's Manual

UNIX System User's Manual Release 5.0, published by Western Electric June 1982

pdf 1982 - BSTR PUB 47102 Dec82 - Miniature Plugs and Jacks Popular

Published on 26 September 2010 Modified on 26 March 2025 By Paul F 2436 downloads

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1982 - BSTR PUB 47102 Dec82 - Miniature Plugs and Jacks

PUB 47102, Bell System TECHNICAL REFERENCE - Miniature Plugs and Jacks - December 1982, 326-143.

Contributed by Sam Etler. Bookmarked and processed by Paul Fassbender.

pdf 1992 - Ameritech AM TR-CSO-000088 i1 Jan92 - Vendor Service Center Information Handbook Popular

Published on 08 April 2025 Modified on 21 December 2025 By Paul F 776 downloads

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1992 - Ameritech AM TR-CSO-000088 i1 Jan92 - Vendor Service Center Information Handbook

418 pages. 38MB. Ameritech Svcs Vendor Svc Ctr Info Handbook - TOC, Ch1-5, App. A, NPA-NXX Listings & IL Market Svc Area LATA Locator

Scanned and Contributed by Shane Young. Consolidated & Bookmarked by Steph Kerman. Processed by Sam Etler and Paul Fassbender.

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