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Western Electric In Business
[edit]Western Electric, or a company that purchased all trademarks, is in business at www.westernelectric.com making audiophile vacuum tubes. Please update the article to show that this company is not truly dead. 67.189.246.211 (talk) 15:13, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
- Link has long been present, thank you. Jim.henderson (talk) 06:27, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
- I have proposed a merger between the two articles. Please see the talk page of the other article. Garagepunk66 (talk) 09:56, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
Template
[edit]I've started a template for the phone articles: Template:Western Electric telephones. Please help improve it. ProhibitOnions 11:14, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
Addition to History section of the article
[edit]I was reading a book entitled Management of Inspection and Quality Control, by J. M. Juran. (New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1945). The title page cites Mr. Juran as "Formerly Chief of Inspection Control Division, Western Electric Company, Inc." I would add that to the article on Western Electric (as Juran is very famous among Quality Assurance professionals), except that I have no information as to when he was with Western Electric. He dedicates the book "To my former associates, the men and women of the Bell System, who have collectively met and overcome a most intricate problem in Quality Control, this book is affectionately dedicated." If this claim is independently verified, it would be a positive addition to the article. 66.117.203.158 (talk) 18:55, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
- Is this Joseph M. Juran?
i came across a cast aluminum "foot" for an upright vacuum cleaner, with the Western Electric logo; the device included a motor with externally replaceable brushes. unfortunately, it was discarded ina househol move. i estimate the manufactuing date between 1900 and 1920. comments on this would be welcome. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.240.253.90 (talk) 04:36, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
confusion "that succeeded it"
[edit]Several film-formats are given by name, then have "that succeeded it". This is unclear - did Westrex optical succeed Vitaphone. Should be clarified. skb — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skb999 (talk • contribs) 18:58, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
Actually, this part of the section needs work and references. Right above these bullet points, it is stated: "In 1929, Western Electric entered as a market competitor for early cinema sound systems". While the date is true for the Universal Base, it wasn't WE's first entry into the sound film market. Western Electric demonstrated their sound on disc system in 1925, Warner Brothers bought the rights, named it Vitaphone and introduced it to the public in 1926. It would have been nice if the author(s) had looked at related Wiki articles for dates and possible references.
And please don't suggest that I edit this. I came here for info and references to add to another Wiki article I am editing and found this. Seems that at least some of the problems with this article have been neglected for some time. Jonel469 (talk) 20:29, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
Western Electric Hearing Aids
[edit]There isn't (yet) any mention of Western Electric hearing aids. 216.146.231.6 (talk) 02:33, 9 April 2015 (UTC)Dave
In the section "Employing a Nation" the Western Electric Buffalo (Tonawanda, NY) plant is not included. The plant was established after WW2 and existed until approximately 1976 producing telephone wire and cables. Upon closure, its operations were transferred, mainly, to the Omaha plant.
Source: Personal recollection. My father was employed there from 1955 until its closure.73.210.154.107 (talk) 09:58, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
History
[edit]"In 1856, George Shawk purchased an electrical engineering business in Cleveland, Ohio. On December 31, 1869, he became partners with Enos M. Barton and, later the same year, sold his share to inventor Elisha Gray."
So apparently Mr.Shawk became partners with Mr.Barton then sold his share to E.Gray, on the same day ??? No reference for this. O'course. Jonel469 (talk) 20:03, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
Uncited material in need of citations
[edit]I am moving the following material here until it can be properly supported with reliable, secondary citations, per WP:V, WP:CS, WP:IRS, WP:PSTS, WP:BLP, WP:NOR, et al. This diff shows where it was in the article. Nightscream (talk) 15:23, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
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- I found some reliable sources yet to come, but I have only this source --2001:4452:43B:4B00:DD53:950A:1047:3D00 (talk) 06:47, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
- Obviously, we can't use the subject itself as a source for any preponderance of material in the article, since we need secondary sources. Nightscream (talk) 07:55, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
- But I have to cite these sources in the references below. --2001:4452:43B:4B00:4876:60A9:5B96:8609 (talk) 09:08, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
- @Nightscream: All uncited texts are removed to proceed for verification. --2001:4452:44C:1D00:ED9A:43D9:3EEA:C6B9 (talk) 08:16, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
- And I've restored it, to maintain the history of this discussion, as there is no reason to remove it. Since moving this material, I've come to include the collapse tag to condense the material I move for space and readability, so I'll add that here for that reason. Nightscream (talk) 17:30, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
Works, Plants, and Shops were manufacturing locations listed in August 1969
[edit]There were Western Electric works, plants, and shops as manufacturing locations. Many former employees indicate there are differences. Referred to a August 1969 Telephone directory from Western Electric that a former employee had in personal collection. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Antonio cruz wiki (talk • contribs) 05:24, 18 October 2021 (UTC) Also, provided a photographic image taken directory from the 1969 Western Electric Corporate Directory that gives 100% accuracy to location and address. The section about Manufacturing plants are incorrect as should be Manufacturing locations. It was manufacturing locations that include Works, Plants, and Shops. The new section of the image of the directory was used to type information that differs what was under the old section. If, the new section can not be used because of not finding relaible sources, I must remove all edits of Western Electric addresses, because they came from that directory. The directory was not online and a former Western Electric employee has the printed directory, which the photograph was taken. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Antonio cruz wiki (talk • contribs) 06:12, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
Manufacturing Locations
[edit]Placed the locations in alphabetically order. Added North Illinois Works (NIW) as a location that manufactured 3ESS/4ESS, then 3B5/15/4000 computer systems in Lisle, Illinois... Also, previously added the Buffalo Plant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Antonio cruz wiki (talk • contribs) 02:29, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Debate, Hawthorne Works built in 1904 or 1905?
[edit]There is information that in 1905 Hawthorne Works was built, but the 1967 Western Electric Directory indicates that 1904 was occupancy for Hawthorne Works... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Antonio cruz wiki (talk • contribs) 04:31, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
Proposed merge with Western Electric (tube manufacturer)
[edit]Please see the thread for proposed merger on the talk page of Western Electric (tube manufacturer). Garagepunk66 (talk) 09:49, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
- Suggest Western Electric, the manufacturing part of the Bell System for AT&T be historical kept up to 1984 and continued to have it's path through facilities and employees that were AT&T, Lucent Technologies, and Alcatel-Lucent. The tube manufacturer purchased the intellectual property in 1996 and 2016 and has few locations to start the production of these tube products after AT&T created Lucent in 1996. Need two articles. This is the same situation that a difference exists for the old AT&T Corporation and the new AT&T (SBC purchase in 2005.) Antonio cruz wiki (talk) 04:26, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
Presidents
[edit]Western Electric had 14 listed Presidents in a company magazine published in 1981 at the time of it's 100 years in the Bell System. The 14th president and last, stayed until the company no longer existed and was confirmed from an online memorial tribute. Created the table using the similarity of the president's table for Bell Labs. The table is in chronological order with months and years from the information in the publication. Additionally, included another column for notes that were associated with each president. After searching for obituaries, was able to include births and deaths but a few are omitted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Antonio cruz wiki (talk • contribs) 02:32, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
Western Electric - Eastland Disaster
[edit]It's hard to imagine no meaningful explanation of the Eastland Disaster which caused the death of 844 individuals/families associated with Western Electric. 2601:240:D700:90C0:9002:3646:B13E:C8A4 (talk) 20:57, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Covered at SS_Eastland#The_Eastland_disaster. --Wtshymanski (talk) 22:41, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
- Agreed. Since this was a fault of the SS Eastland owner/crew/design changes (after the Titanic), and not of Western Electric, it is best covered in detail there, as it is. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 01:36, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
Manufacturing Locations table
[edit]Noticed an update for the locations that were listed are now in a table format. This is excellent for viewing so found an archived 1967 Western Electric directory of facilities and expanded the information in the table with further accurate addresses, official occupancy dates by the company instead when it was constructed or building established, products, and gross square footage of the facility. Antonio cruz wiki (talk) 04:34, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
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