Talk:Western Electric

message: 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)
replies: text: Link has long been present, thank you.  Jim.henderson (talk) 06:27, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title: Western Electric In Business

message: I've started a template for the phone articles: Template:Western Electric telephones. Please help improve it. ProhibitOnions 11:14, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Template

message: 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)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title:  Addition to History section of the article 

message: 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)
thread_title: confusion "that succeeded it"

message: There isn't (yet) any mention of Western Electric hearing aids.
216.146.231.6 (talk) 02:33, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Western Electric Hearing Aids 

message: "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)
thread_title:  History 

message: 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)
thread_title: Uncited material in need of citations

message: During the span of its existence of over a dozen decades, Western Electric published a variety of publications for various audiences, including periodicals for employees and customers.
In 1948, Western Electric began publishing the monthly house organ WE for employees of the company. The magazine was published into the 1980s.
 
Starting in 1957, Western Electric published The Western Electric Engineer (), later known as The Engineer, on a subscription basis.
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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)
replies: text: 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)
replies: text: 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)
replies: text:  All uncited texts are removed to proceed for verification. --2001:4452:44C:1D00:ED9A:43D9:3EEA:C6B9 (talk) 08:16, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  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)
thread_title: Publications

message: 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)
thread_title:  Works, Plants, and Shops were manufacturing locations listed in August 1969 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Manufacturing Locations 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Debate, Hawthorne Works built in 1904 or 1905? 

message: Please see the thread for proposed merger on the talk page of Western Electric (tube manufacturer).  Garagepunk66 (talk) 09:49, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with Western Electric (tube manufacturer) 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Presidents 

message: 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)
replies: text: Covered at SS_Eastland#The_Eastland_disaster. --Wtshymanski (talk) 22:41, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title:  Western Electric - Eastland Disaster 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Manufacturing Locations table