same model number, different phone
At one time Western Electric picked a model number for a phone, and the other companies which made similar models used the same number. A #500 single-line rotary phone is basically the same whether it's made by Western Electric, Stromberg-Carlson, ITT or Northern Telecom.
It's not always that way.
An ATT
It's not always that way.
An ATT
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