Automatic Electric Telephones

Strowger Wall Telephone
Three wire system strowger.pdf  
Strowger Desk Stand Telephone
Three wire system StrogStick.pdf Note 1

Note 1: Scan provided by Gordon Gerdes.

AE 1A Monophone Desk Set
1A Monophone Set Only ae1a.pdf  
Ringer Box for 1A Monophone ae1rb.pdf  
Complete 1A Monophone ae1a2.pdf  
1A Monophone using
302 base as subset.		 1aon302.pdf Note 1
1A Monophone with 5 leaf switch hook wired to Western Electric subset. 1a5leafsw.pdf Note 2

Note 1: Drawing provided by Ray Kotke

Note 2: Color Annotation by Vin DiJohn and Bobby Koch

AE No. 2 or No. 12 Desk Sets
Number 2 Automatic Version
Booster Type Circuit		 ae2a.pdf  
Number 12 Automatic Version
Induction Coil Type Receiver		 ae12a.pdf  
AE Wood Wall Set
Series transmission circuit aewh.pdf  
AE Metal Wall Sets
Type 21 Automatic Wall Set with Series Circuit ae21wss.pdf  
Type 21 Automatic Wall Set with Booster Circuit ae21wsb.pdf  
Type 21 Manual Wall Set with Series Circuit aem21wss.pdf  
Type 21 Manual Wall Set with Booster Circuit aem21wsb.pdf  
Automatic Wall Set with Anti-Sidetone Circuit aemh.pdf  
AE Desk Set Telephones
Stairstep Base Automatic Desk Set with Booster Circuit (Wiring Diagram) stairstep.pdf  
Stairstep Base Automatic Desk Set with Booster Circuit (Schematic) ssschematic.pdf Note 1
Stairstep Base Automatic Desk Set with Type 21 Subset StStp21box.pdf Note 2
Type 21 Automatic Desk Set with Series Circuit ae21dss.pdf  
Type 21 Automatic Desk Set with Booster Circuit ae21dsb.pdf  
Type 21 Manual Desk Set with Series Circuit aem21dss.pdf  
Type 21 Manual Desk Set with Booster Circuit aem21dsb.pdf  
Type 21 Ringer Box ae21rb.pdf  
Type 21 desk stand using
Western Electric 101A induction coil.		 ae21on101a.pdf  

Note 1: Schematic provided by John Mulrane

Note 2: Schematic provided by Steph Kerman

Miscellaneous Multi-Line Telephone Sets
Two Line Set with Red and Green Keys aetwoline.pdf  
Two Line Subset for Above 2linesubset.pdf  


AE 32A14 Handset Desk Telephone
  ae32.pdf  
1003 Monophone and 32 Set 1003.pdf  


AE 34
  ae34.pdf  
AE 40
AE 40 Circuit Label ae40.pdf  
Simplified drawing applicable to AE 40 and AE 50 AE4050.pdf  


AE 47
  ae47.pdf  


AE Type 80
NC-802 Series ae80a.pdf  
NB-802 Series with printed wiring card transmission unit ae80b.pdf  
NB-802 Series with with potted transmission unit ae80c.pdf  
N-802 Series manually compensated ae80d.pdf  
N-802 Series Types 80-W and 80-Y manually compensated ae80e.pdf  
Tests and Adjustments for the Type 80. This includes the procedure for adjusting the manually compensated sets. comp.pdf  
Equipped with new type Touch Calling unit ae80ttn.pdf  
Equipped with old type Touch Calling unit ae80tto.pdf  
Color Code Tables for Type 80D and Type 80E Sets 80decolors.pdf  
Type 83
Manual and Automatic Compensation ae83.pdf  
AE 87A
Schematic ae87as.pdf Note 1
Wiring Diagram ae87aw.pdf Note 1
Common Audible Circuit ae87aca.pdf  

Note 1: This is the newer version using the self-compensating transmission network. It should be noted that earlier type 87 sets used a resistance as the hold path which caused severe transmission loss if inadvertently left connected during a conversation continued from a different station.

AE 90A
Manually Compensated ae90mc.pdf  
Potted Network ae90pot.pdf  
Printed Circuit Network ae90pc.pdf  
AE 182A (Starlite)
AE 182 (Early with AC cord) ae182.pdf  
Rotary Dial ae182a.pdf  
New Type Touch Calling Unit ae182ttn.pdf  
Old Type Touch Calling Unit ae182tto.pdf  
AE 192A (Starlite)
AE 192 - NB920 Series with Rotary Dial nb920.pdf  
AE 192 - NC920 Series with Rotary Dial nc920.pdf  
AE 192 - NB920 Series with Touch Calling Unit tnb920.pdf  
AE 192 - NC920 Series with Touch Calling Unit tnc920.pdf  
AE 192 - NC920 Series with 12C Type Touch Calling Unit 12tnc920.pdf  
Type 183
Manual and Automatic Compensation ae183.pdf  
Equipped with HB-1055A Transmission Network 1831055.pdf  
Type 186
Rotary Dial ae186d.pdf  
Touch Dialing ae186t.pdf  
Type 880 Speakerphone
Dial - Sheet 1 ae880a.pdf  
Dial - Sheet 2 ae880b.pdf  
Touch Calling ae880TD.pdf Note 1

Note 1: Scan provided by Steve Cichorsky

Type 981 or 982 Styleline
Rotary ae981-2r.pdf  
Touch Dialing ae981-2t.pdf  
Payphones
AE Practice 476-200-200
Installation A.E. Co. Paystations		 aepayph.pdf  
LPC 72-55 Local Prepay Paystation - Touch Calling lpc7255.pdf  
LPA 82-55 Paystation
with 62-55 lower housing		 lpa8255.pdf  
LPB 82-55 Paystation lpb8255.pdf  
LPC 82-55 Paystation lpc8255.pdf  
Alternate Drawing 82 Paystation AE82.pdf Note 1
LPA 86-55 Paystation LPA8655.pdf 994 K
Note 3
LPB 86-55 Paystation lpb8655.pdf 961 K
Note 2
LPB 89-55 Local Prepay Paystation ae89-55.pdf  
LPB 89-55 Local Prepay Paystation
Alternate Drawing		 LPB8955.pdf 0.82MB
Note 3
LPA 99-55 Paystation LPA9955.pdf 1.4MB
Note 3

Note 1: Annotated scan provided by Bobby Koch

Note 2: Scan provided by Paul Fassbender

Note 3: Scan provided by Steve Cichorsky

Miscellaneous
The Definitive Guide
to the Mercedes Dial		 mercedes.pdf Note 1
Strowger Progress SProgress.pdf Note 2
Lubrication Instructions for Dials dial.pdf  
Number Card Removal for Metal Dials metaldials.pdf  
Fingerwheel Removal for Plastic Dials plasticdials.pdf  
AE Type 24 Dial marked for Western Electric Telephone Sets ae24.pdf  
Cross Section of AE Type 24 Dial 24dial.pdf  

Note 1: Montage of photos scanned and compiled by Tom Adams and Mike Neale.

Note 2: Scan provided by Steph Kerman


AE Mini-Networks
For use in telephone
sets made by others.		 aenetwork.pdf  
Wiring Diagram wdiagram.pdf  
Wiring Instructions
Complements of Odis Levrier		 n205.pdf  

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Revised 12/26/09