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- Telephone, 1880-1883 -
- 1880-1883
- Collections - Artifact
Telephone, 1880-1883
- American Bell Telephone Handset, circa 1895 -
- circa 1895
- Collections - Artifact
American Bell Telephone Handset, circa 1895
- Desk Stand Telephone with Watchcase Receiver, 1893 -
- 1893
- Collections - Artifact
Desk Stand Telephone with Watchcase Receiver, 1893
- Western Electric Telephone Desk Used in Express Office, Lake Linden, Michigan, circa 1895 - This telephone desk is the opposite of the mobile, miniature smartphones we take for granted in the 21st century. Its "magneto" required hand-cranking to ring a bell and signal the exchange operator. Every component was separate. Built of hardwood with decorative carving, it served as an attractive piece of furniture--an inviting space to pull up a chair for seated conversation.
- circa 1895
- Collections - Artifact
Western Electric Telephone Desk Used in Express Office, Lake Linden, Michigan, circa 1895
This telephone desk is the opposite of the mobile, miniature smartphones we take for granted in the 21st century. Its "magneto" required hand-cranking to ring a bell and signal the exchange operator. Every component was separate. Built of hardwood with decorative carving, it served as an attractive piece of furniture--an inviting space to pull up a chair for seated conversation.
- Desk Stand Telephone with Blake Transmitter, 1891 -
- 1891
- Collections - Artifact
Desk Stand Telephone with Blake Transmitter, 1891
- Induction Coil, circa 1899 -
- circa 1899
- Collections - Artifact
Induction Coil, circa 1899
- Western Electric Wall Telephone, circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Western Electric Wall Telephone, circa 1900
- Induction Coil, 1885-1899 -
- 1885-1899
- Collections - Artifact
Induction Coil, 1885-1899
- Telephone, circa 1895 - In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell shouted these first words into his invention: "Mr. Watson--Come here! I want to see you!" While the "true invention" origins of the telephone are complicated, Bell received the first patent for improvements in telegraphy, allowing bi-directional transmission of voice. "The future of wires" united the nation as telephones were commercialized throughout the 20th century.
- circa 1895
- Collections - Artifact
Telephone, circa 1895
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell shouted these first words into his invention: "Mr. Watson--Come here! I want to see you!" While the "true invention" origins of the telephone are complicated, Bell received the first patent for improvements in telegraphy, allowing bi-directional transmission of voice. "The future of wires" united the nation as telephones were commercialized throughout the 20th century.
- Hunnings Transmitter Desk Stand Telephone, 1887 -
- 1887
- Collections - Artifact
Hunnings Transmitter Desk Stand Telephone, 1887