Here's some obscure, it don't matter, but what the heck, trivia.
Graybar was originally part of Western Electric, spun off as a seperate entity about 1920.
Who is/was Western Electric? They either made or bought almost everything the 'Bell' operating companies used/installed.
What happened to them? Absorbed by AT&T at the unbundling that began in 1980.
I believe that ITT was the main supplier to the United Telphone companies, now Sprint or NOW Embarq.
And I think Stromberg-Carlson,modern day GTE, as in 'Gee, No, GTE', was the main supplier to General Telephone operating companies.
John C.
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