Graybar
Ralph, that's a nice Graybar fan you have. As you probably know, those fans were originally sold under the Western Electric name.
My mom was familiar with Graybar, and thought I might like working there. She tried to get me to apply to work in the Cincinnati location, but I never followed through. She mentioned she had dealt with them when she worked for Western Electric in the early 50's. Evidently Bell System purchased electrical supplies for their facilities from Graybar.
I didn't know until I read it somewhat later that the companies had been one in earlier years. For those not familiar, the company was founded as Gray and Barton in 1869. In 1872, Western Union Telegraph Co. purchased an interest in the company, and it was renamed Western Electric Manufacturing Co. Soon after, they began making telephone equipment for Bell Telephone Co. Over the next several years many items were added to their product line, including washing machines, sewing machines, vacuum cleaners, fans, and other appliances. They also started distributing other manufacturer's products, such as Westinghouse, Bryant, and many others. In 1925 the company split, with Western Electric making telephone equipment, vacuum tubes, and soon, motion picture sound equipment. The part manufacturing and distributing other electrical products was named Graybar after the founders of the company. They also distributed Western Electric telephone equipment to some independent telephone companies. Today they are a major wholesale distributor of electrical items, with locations in most major cities.