Draft:Bell System

Credits

Compiled by
Poocian

Background

The Bell System was a system of companies led by the Bell Telephone Company and later by AT&T, which dominated the telephone services industry in North America for 100 years, from its creation in 1877 until its antitrust breakup in 1983. 

1st Logo (1940)

File:Bell system .jpg

Logo: TBA.

FX/SFX: TBA.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the short.

Availability: Extinct.

2nd Logo (1958)

Logo: TBA.

FX/SFX: TBA.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Extinct.

3rd Logo (1960)

Logo: TBA.

FX/SFX: TBA.

Music/Sounds: An announcer saying the following words: "The Bell Telephone System brings you another of its series of programs on science, man's effort to understand nature's laws."

Availability: Extinct.

4th Logo (1970-1983)

Logoː We see multiple outlines of the Bell System logo in whatever color on a black background. They then form into one in blue outline. It stands up & it flips, making the logo entirely blue. While it's happening, text in white shows up, which are the followingː

• Bell of Pennsylvania
• C&P Telephone
• Ohio Bell
• New England Telephone
• New Jersey Bell
• Indiana Bell
• Southern New England Telephone
• Pacific Telephone
• Michigan Bell
• Pacific Northwest Bell
• Southern Bell
• Nevada Bell
• South Central Bell
• New York Telephone
• Mountain Bell
• Cincinnati Bell
• Wisconsin Telephone
• Northwestern Bell
• Illinois Bell
• Diamond State Telephone
• Southwestern Bell
• Western Electric
• Bell Labs
• Long Lines
• AT&T Finally, Bell System.

FX/SFXː The Animation for the Bell logo & the text.

Music/Soundsː Multiple Telephone Beeps, as well as catchy Music.

Avaiabilityː Only seen on commercials at the time.