History of the Stromberg Carlson 1500/2500

Introduction

Stromberg Carlson introduced the S-C 1500 in 1966, and the S-C 2500 in 1968. The changes at first mostly mirrored those of Western Electric, but later models diverged in some ways, too.

Timeline

1967

• First year of production for the S-C model 1500

1968

• Shifted from model 1500 to model 2500.

1970????

• Shifted from W.E. color palette to a new, unknown one. HELP ME DISCOVER THIS PALETTE!
• Shifted from metal screws to self-tapping screws for mounting the housing????

1974

• Shifted from potted network to printed circuit network????

1983????

• Name changed from Stromberg Carlson to Stromberg.

1984????

• Name changed from Stromberg to Comdial.
• Shifted to plastic cased receiver element???? I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THIS. ALL I KNOW IS THEY DID SHIFT AT SOME POINT, SINCE MY 1984 COMDIAL PHONE HAS A PLASTIC RECEIVER ELEMENT IN IT. CAN SOMEONE PINPOINT THIS CHANGE MORE EXACTLY FOR ME?

1991????

• Production ceased as Comdial is bought by Vertical???? NEED CONFIRMATION.

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