This section is a reference to telephone sets made by Western Electric in the mid to late 20th century. A picture of an example of each set is shown if available.
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50A1 | A conference set, also known as the Portable Conference Telephone. |
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220 | TRIMLINE rotary handset for use with TRIMLINE wall and desk sets, elevator sets, conference sets, transaction sets, and some DESIGN LINE sets. These sets are similar to the 226-type sets, but these sets have the larger plug for the cord between the handset and the base. |
| 226 | TRIMLINE rotary handset for use with TRIMLINE wall and desk sets, elevator sets, conference sets, transaction sets, and some DESIGN LINE sets. These sets are similar to the 220-type sets, but these have the smaller modular plug and a built-in amplifier. | |
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233 | 3-Slot coin collector. |
| 302 | A single-line rotary desk telephone set. | |
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500 | A general purpose single-line rotary dial desk telephone set. |
| 502 | A general purpose single-line rotary dial desk telephone set with an exclusion switch. | |
| 503 | A single-line rotary dial desk telephone set designed for use in conjunction with a data set. | |
| 510 | A single-line rotary dial desk telephone set with a "turn and push" button key that can be used for various signaling or switching applications. | |
| 511 | A two-line rotary dial desk telephone set. | |
| 514 | A single-line rotary dial desk telephone set equipped with a headset jack. | |
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515 | A two-line rotary dial desk telephone set equipped with a turn-key switch that allows switching between either line and the ability to place either line on hold. |
| 520 | A rotary dial wall mount telephone set designed for use in explosive atmospheres. | |
| 525 | A rotary dial telephone designed for use a outdoor locations. | |
| 554 | A general purpose single-line rotary dial wall telephone set. | |
| 555 | A two-line rotary dial wall telephone set. This set is equipped with a turn-key switch that allows switching between either line and the ability to place either line on hold. | |
| 563 | 5-line rotary telephone set with a headset jack. This set is designed to be used with a 1A, 1A1, or 1A2 key telephone system. | |
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564 | 5-line rotary telephone set for use with a key telephone system. |
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565 | 5-line rotary set for use with a key telephone system. |
| 581 | The 581-type set consists of the components, including a dial, to be mounted in a customer-supplied telephone housing. These were frequently used to upgrade an older (such as a candle stick or wooden wall phone) telephone set to be able to be used with the current telephone network. | |
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631 | 30-line Call Director rotary dial telephone set. |
| 637 | 30-line Call Director rotary dial telephone set. | |
| 701 | The 701 is the earlier version of the 702 Princess telephone set. This version did not include an internal ringer. | |
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702 | Rotary single line Princess telephone set. |
| 851 | 5-line rotary wall telephone set for use with a 1A, 1A1, 1A2, or 6A key telephone system. | |
| 852 | 9-line rotary wall telephone set for use with a 1A, 1A1, or 1A2 key telephone system. | |
| 872 | 5-line rotary touch-a-matic telephone set for use with a key telephone system. | |
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900 | Rotary Design Line Exeter telephone set |
| 902 | Rotary Design Line Sculptura (loop) telephone set. | |
| 910 | Rotary Design Line Stowaway telephone set | |
| 911 | Rotary Design Line Telstar telephone set | |
| 921 | Rotary Design Line Accent telephone set | |
| 940 | Rotary Design Line Celebrity telephone set | |
| 950 | Rotary Design Line Noteworthy telephone set | |
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960 | Rotary touch-a-matic telephone set. |
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1500 | Standard 10-button touch-tone single line desk telephone set. |
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1712 | Two-line 10-button touch-tone Princess Telephone |
| 2220 | TRIMLINE touch-tone rotary handset for use with TRIMLINE wall and desk sets, elevator sets, conference sets, transaction sets, and some DESIGN LINE sets. These sets are similar to the 2226-type sets, but these sets have the larger plug for the cord between the handset and the base. | |
| 2226 | TRIMLINE touch-tone handset for use with TRIMLINE wall and desk sets, elevator sets, conference sets, transaction sets, and some DESIGN LINE sets. These sets are similar to the 2220-type sets, but these have the smaller modular plug and a built-in amplifier. | |
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2500 | Standard touch-tone single line desk telephone set. |
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2502 | Touch-tone single line desk telephone set with exclusion switch. |
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2503 | Single line touch-tone set used for data service. |
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2565 | 5-line touch-tone set for use with a key telephone system |
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2631 | 30-button, 29-line touch-tone Call Director |
| 2636 | 18-button, 17-line touch-tone Call Director with headset amplifier and jack. | |
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2662 | 5-line touch-tone Card Dialer telephone set. |
| 2671 | Call-a-matic telephone set. | |
| 2702 | Single line touch-tone Princess telephone set | |
| 2755 | Apartment Door Answering telephone set | |
| 2852 | 9-line touch-tone wall telephone set for use with a 1A, 1A1, or 1A2 key telephone system. | |
| 2900 | Touch-tone Design Line Exeter telephone set | |
| 2902 | Touch-tone Design Line Sculptura (loop) telephone set. | |
| 2910 | Touch-tone Design Line Stowaway telephone set | |
| 2911 | Touch-tone Design Line Telstar telephone set | |
| 2921 | Touch-tone Design Line Accent telephone set | |
| 2950 | Touch-tone Design Line Noteworthy telephone set | |
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2960 | Touch-tone touch-a-matic telephone set. |
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5000 | Transaction telephone. |
| D-180574 | Coin decorator telephone set made from a 3-slot coin collector. |





















