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Originating as the Eureka Electric Company, McCordsville, Ind. and moved to Chicago in 1898. In 1902 the Advance Electric Company was absorbed and the year following the company moved to Genoa, Il.. In 1907 the company was sold and reorganized as the Cracraft-Leich Electric Co.. The name was changed to the Leich Electric Co. in 1917. "GTE"/Automatic Electric, purchased Leich in the mid 1950's. The Leich name was used until the early 1960's as a subsidiary of GTE.

Model or ???	Introduced	Information
TablePhone	Late 1930's	desk - non-dial - local battery/magneto - wood housing - L-1 handset, came in several housing styles. These sets were sometimes referred to as "RadioPhone" because of the radio like style. NOTE: these telephones were actually mfg. by Suttle using new L-1 handset and used internal parts.
51	1930's	desk stand (candlestick) - no dial - requires a #8 bell box
52	late 1930's -	wall - dial optional - black metal housing - transmitter & receiver - boaster anti-sidetone inductor - can be converted to model #65 (same housing as #64 & #65) housing 9 1/8"H x 6 5/8" W x 5 1/2" D
53	late 1930's -	wall - no dial cutout - black metal housing - transmitter & receiver - boaster anti-sidetone inductor - can be converted to model #65 (same housing as #64 & #65) housing 9 1/8"H x 6 5/8" W x 5 1/2" D
60	1933 - 1940's	desk - dial optional - black bakelite - L-1 handset, common battery, no inductor coil - First Leich cradle telephone - base housing is 1/2" shorter than all other 60, 70 & 90 housings and requires an external box for inductor & ringer components
61-D	1933 - 1940's	desk - dial optional - black bakelite - L-1 handset w/ DC receiver, common battery, no inductor coil
62	1933 - 1940's	desk - dial optional - black bakelite - common battery, #18 inductor coil, same style as #70 or #90
64	late 1930's -	wall - dial optional - black metal housing - L-1 handset - boaster anti-sidetone inductor (same housing as #64 & #65)
65	late 1930's -	wall - no dial cutout - black metal housing - L-1 handset - boaster anti-sidetone inductor same housing as #64 & #65)
70-A	1933 - 1940's	desk - no dial - black bakelite - L-1 handset, local battery/magneto, #19 inductor coil
70-C	1933 - 1940's	desk - no dial - black bakelite,- L-1 handset, local battery/magneto, #19 inductor coil & ring condenser
72-A	1933 - 1940's	desk - no dial - black bakelite - L-1 handset, local battery/magneto, no inductor coil
72-C	1933 - 1940's	desk - no dial - black bakelite - L-1 handset - local battery/magneto, no inductor, ring condenser
26	1930's - 1940's	wall - magneto box - black bakelite "bee hive" style - can be mounted to model 70 or 90 series sets
86	1940's	wall - no dial - black bakelite - magneto - model is a combination of the #70 desk set & #26 subset
90	1939 - 1940's	desk - dial optional - black bakelite - common battery - #18 inductor coil, same style as Leich 60/70, with 2" expansion spacer for ringer.
92	1939 - 1940's	desk - no dial - same as #90, but for local battery/magneto operation.
600 series	1940's -	desk/wall - can be magneto service or dial service or manual with no dial or magneto - can be converted in the field - black bakelite - Inductor #27
701		desk/wall - dial - black
711	early 1950's	desk/wall - dial - black - switchhook buttons are bakelite - 101A inductor, bakelite handset 7 3/4" long on back of handle w/"F1" & "HA1" modules - same as 701, but with hookswitch latch
900 series	1940's - 1950's	desk/wall - can be magneto or dial service & can be converted to the other - Inductor #28
901	1940's - 1950's	desk/wall - magneto, -black bakelite
911	1940's - 1950's	desk/wall - magneto - black bakelite - w/hooklatch ( monitor line before placing a call )
101		desk/wall - magneto
105	1950's - 1960's	desk/wall - dial (AE52) - available in 10 colors & black - the switchhook buttons are clear plastic - network (black) - bakelite handset 7 1/2" long on back of handle w/"T1" & "U1" modules - same style handset as 711, but 1/4" shorter
115	1950's - 1960's	desk/wall - dial (AE52) w/4 1/2" number ring - available in 10 colors & black - the switchhook buttons are clear plastic - network (black) - plastic handset 7 1/2" long on back of handle w/"T1" & "U1" modules - same style handset as 711, but 1/4"shorter - { model 105 is without hookswitch latch - model 115 is with hookswitch latch } {C after model indicates Straight line ringer, other letters indicated ringer cycles}