W - Wire

the 1920 catalogue calls out B&S gauge. abbreviations signify: AWG = American Wire Gauge, B&S = Brown & Sharpe SWG = Imperial Standard Wire Gauge

W-1, #14 Ant. 7 strands of #22, 100-Lb. bare copper
W-2, #14 solid, bare copper
W-3, lamp cord, single conductor, #16, rubber with black cotton cover
W-4, lamp cord, #16,
W-5,
W-6, counterpoise, #16,
W-7, annunciator, double cotton,
W-8, lamp cord, 2-conductor, #16,
W-9, High Tension, 50.000 volts
W-10, lamp cord, 2-conductor, #10, red and black,
W-11, 2-conductor, #12, black and red
W-12
W-13
W-14
W-15, lamp cord, 2-conductor, #20, black and red.
W-16, #24 bare coper
W-17, #12, stranded, rubber 600 volts
W-18, 3-conductor cable, #14, red white and black,
W-19, antenna, #14 stranded, bare, Phosphor-bronze
W-20, 7 strands of #30, ruber, white silk braided
W-21
W-22
W-23
W-24 bare braided antenna.
W-25
W-26, high tension, 20.000 volts
W-27, antenna,
W-28, antenna,
W-29, antenna,
W-30, counterpoise #16,
W-31, inside twisted pair,
W-32, inside twisted pair,
W-33, house wire.
W-34, pot head wire, twisted pair,
W-35, cross connecting, twisted piar,
W-36, cross connecting, twisted piar,
W-37, bridle wire,
W-38, outside distributing wire, #17,
W-39, field wire, single conductor,
W-40, field wire, 2-conductor twisted pair
W-41, light field wire, french type, single conductor, 3 bronze wires, each 20.1 Mils. rubber, cotton.
W-42, outpost wire,
W-43, outpost wire,
W-44, outpost wire,
W-45, buzzer,
W-46, buzzer,
W-47, bronze, hard drawn, bare, #17,
W-48, weatherproof, single #12,
W-49, ?
W-50, outside, twisted pair, #14,
W-51,
W-52
W-53
W-54
W-55, lamp cord,
W-56
W-57
W-58
W-59
W-60
W-61
W-62

(NOTE 1920 catalogue ends here)

W-63
W-64
W-65
W-66
W-67
W-68
W-69
W-70, sound ranging ? 1924
W-71, #20, solid, bare
W-72, #16 solid, bare
W-73, #17, solid, bronze, bare
W-74
W-75
W-76
W-77
W-78
W-79
W-80
W-81
W-82
W-83
W-84, Messenger
W-85, Messenger
W-86
W-87
W-88
W-89, Messenger
W-90, Messenger
W-91
W-92
W-93
W-94
W-95
W-96
W-97
W-98
W-99
W-100, insulated line wire, #12 solid, weatherproof
W-101, insulated line wire, #10 solid, weatherproof
W-102
W-103
W-104
W-105
W-106, trailing ant. #18,
W-107
W-108
W-109
W-110 field phone
W-111
W-112, magnet
W-113, magnet
W-114
W-115, messenger
W-116, messenger
W-117
W-118
W-119
W-120, trailing ant. #16, same as W-29
W-121
W-122
W-123
W-124, aircraft ignition cable. #14, rubber with outside braid
W-125, same as W-124, except 2 parallel conductors
W-126, automotive lighting wire #14, cotton, black lacquer finish, SCR-194
W-127
W-128, Ant. same as 124 except no braid.
W-129
W-130, assault, phone,
W-131, Shielded #18, single, 16 strands of #30, tinned copper, 1/32" rubber, woven tinned copper shield OD-0.150.
W-132, Yellow, Belden,
W-133, Red, Belden,
W-134, Blue, Belden,
W-135, Brown, Belden,
W-136, green, Belden,
W-137, Black, Belden,
W-138, White, Belden,
W-139, White, Belden,
W-140, Black, Belden,
W-141, Hoisting cable, steel, 1/8 inch, GY-32
W-142, Tirex, type-S, SCR-284
W-143, parallel laid, long range tactical wire
W-144
W-145
W-146, like W-128 except #12, For SCR-506
W-147, ? BC-778, SCR-578
W-148, Phosphor, 300 Ft. RL-48, BC-778, SCR-578
W-149
W-150

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