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Western Electric

Few posts in this category are actual Western Electric products. Most are equipment the original site linked to the name: Altec Lansing amplifiers, whose company grew out of Western Electric's theatre-service division in 1937; a Grommes amplifier its seller described as licensed by Western Electric; and the 300B triode, which Western Electric introduced in 1938 and which has been reissued since.

That reflects how collectors use the name. Western Electric theatre amplifiers, transformers and tubes are among the most sought-after audio parts in the world, and anything with a documented connection to them attracts attention, and higher prices. Treat claimed connections with healthy suspicion until you see evidence, such as Western Electric part numbers on transformers or tubes.

The Western Electric company page covers the history, from the Bell System years to the revived Western Electric tube works in Rossville, Georgia.

Western Electric: company page and history