Once upon a time, whenever someone referred to "the telephone," they meant the Western Electric 500. Debuting in 1949, this simple, sturdy rotary-dial desktop phone became the iconic image for all ...

The most well-known phone design of all time is probably the classic Western Electric 500. Its simple and easy two-holed receiver design endured for generations and led to the classically charming ...

If you are old enough to have a teenager living under your roof, you would recognize the Western Electric 500-series telephone in an instant. And yet, you’d also need to explain what it is to ...