Letter from T. Arthur Potts to the Secretary of Henry Ford regarding Bell Telephone Insulator, circa 1925
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In August 1876, Alexander Graham Bell conducted additional experiments on voice transmission over wire -- he had successfully patented his telephone a few months earlier. While in Brantford, Ontario, Bell strung a wire from a nearby telegraph line along a fence to his father's home. Thomas Potts wrote to the secretary of Henry Ford, donating one of the telephone insulators recovered from the site.
In August 1876, Alexander Graham Bell conducted additional experiments on voice transmission over wire -- he had successfully patented his telephone a few months earlier. While in Brantford, Ontario, Bell strung a wire from a nearby telegraph line along a fence to his father's home. Thomas Potts wrote to the secretary of Henry Ford, donating one of the telephone insulators recovered from the site.
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
circa 1925
Creators
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.1858.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of T. Arthur Potts.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Typewriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.325 in
Width: 7.5 in
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