Antique, Western Electric Railroad Dispatch Scissor Candlestick Telephone and original headset.

Antique, Western Electric Railroad Dispatch Scissor Candlestick Telephone and original headset.

1915, Very rare complete set.

Size scissors closed: 30 cm W x 26 cm L

Size scissors open: 70 cm W x 26 cm L

The Scissors Mount has the patent date May 11, 1909, and the Phone Transmitter Patent Date is August - September 1904 Jan. 26, 1915

Western Electric Co., Inc. was an American electrical engineering and manufacturing company that operated from 1869 to 1996. A subsidiary of AT&T Corporation for most of its lifespan, Western Electric was the primary manufacturer, supplier, and purchasing agent for all telephone equipment for the Bell System from 1881 until 1984, when the Bell System was dismantled.