CV is a single-line set. 500/2500 family.

CVW is a single-line wall set. 554/2554 family.

KV is a key set 56x/256x family.

These were abbreviated designations of the 3-, 4-, or 5-digit USOC that referenced the series of phones. Universal Service Order Codes were the million ways that the Bell System categorized its products and services on a service order.

There was also a 9-digit ComCode number for everything ,and I mean everything, that could be ordered through the supply chain. There was a ComCode for a 4 x 8 sheet of plywood, and a ComCode for a long blue handset cord, and a ComCode for a bottle of aspirin, and a...you get the picture.


Arthur P. Bloom
"30 years of faithful service...15 years on hold"