Western Electric 31088-A Transmitter

Western Electric Co. Ltd. (London) was incorporated in 1910 to take over a business which had already been trading for some years. The British arm of the business existed in other forms from around 1898 onwards. In 1925, Western Electric's international operations were acquired by the ITT corporation, and the name of the British subsidiary's name was changed to Standard Telephones and Cables Ltd.* who continued to build several microphones under license from their former parent company, such as the STC 4021 and 4033 models.

Our microphone is stamped 'Property of Western Electric Co. Ltd. (London)" and so must have been manufactured between 1910 and 1925.