AGB magnetic transmitter
AGB magnetic transmitter
1876
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Bell's combined receiver and transmitter
Bell's combined receiver and transmitter
1877
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Alexander Melville Bell
Alexander Melville Bell
Alexander Graham Bell's father and mentor
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Hubbard 1879 report to Bell stockholders and directors
Hubbard 1879 report to Bell stockholders and directors
1879
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Bell's stock certificate in the new company
Bell's stock certificate in the new company
1877
Thomas S. Sanders
Thomas S. Sanders
First investor in Bell Telephone
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Emile Berliner
Emile Berliner
Telephone transmitter innovator
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Bell and Watson stage public exhibitions of the telephone
Tivadar Puskás
Tivadar Puskás
Telephone exchange designer
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Charles Williams Wall Phone
Charles Williams Wall Phone
1879
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Antonio Meucci
Antonio Meucci
Early telephone innovator
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Aug 1877 Hubbard report on Bell telephone licensing (transcribed)
Aug 1877 Hubbard report on Bell telephone licensing (transcribed)
1877
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Gardiner Greene Hubbard
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
Godfather of the Bell System
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Edison Motograph Telephone
Edison Motograph Telephone
1877
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Bell Telephone Co. becomes National Bell Telephone
Bell Telephone ad
1879
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National Bell Wall Phone
National Bell Wall Phone
1879
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Viaduct compact coffin phone
Viaduct compact coffin phone
1878
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Doolittle tap bell telephone
Doolittle tap bell telephone
1878
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Phelps/Western Union Double Crown Telephone
Phelps/Western Union Double Crown Telephone
1878
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109 Court St, Boston (Charles Williams Jr.'s shop)
109 Court St, Boston (Charles Williams Jr.'s shop)
1870
Enos M. Barton
Enos M. Barton
Western Electric co-founder
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Wall phone with butterstamp receiver/transmitters
Wall phone with butterstamp receiver/transmitters
1878
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National Bell April 1879 pricing circular
National Bell April 1879 pricing circular
1879
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William Hathaway Forbes
William Hathaway Forbes
Bell early investor and President
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Bell telephone roadshow
Bell Telephone ad
1877
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Lars Magnus Ericsson
Lars Magnus Ericsson
Swedish telephone entrepreneur and inventor
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Elisha Gray
Elisha Gray
Inventor and Bell competitor
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Charles Williams coffin phone w/accessories
Charles Williams coffin phone w/accessories
1878
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Theodore Vail
Theodore Vail
Built the AT&T monopoly
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American Speaking Telephone Co. magneto phone
American Speaking Telephone Co. magneto phone
1879
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Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
Early telephone innovator
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Charles Williams, Jr.
Charles Williams, Jr.
Telephone and telegraph manufacturer
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Francis Blake
Francis Blake
Telephone transmitter inventor
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AGB long distance membrane receiver
AGB long distance membrane receiver
1876
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James J. Storrow
James J. Storrow
Attorney who masterminded Bell patent litigation
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William Orton
William Orton
Western Union President
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American Speaking Telephone Co. Phone
American Speaking Telephone Co. Phone
1879
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Bell liquid transmitter
Bell liquid transmitter
1876
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William Francis Channing
William Francis Channing
Early telephone and telegraph innovator
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Berliner develops improved telephone transmitter (microphone)
Berliner develops improved telephone transmitter (microphone)
1877
Bell Gallows Frame Phone Transmitter
Bell Gallows Frame Phone Transmitter
1875
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George Coy / Connecticut District Tel.
Bell Telephone ad
1877
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Alexander Graham Bell realizes that sound can be transmitted as a continuous electrical wave.
Alexander Graham Bell realizes that sound can be transmitted as a continuous electrical wave.
1875
George May Phelps
George May Phelps
Telegraph and telephone innovator
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Alexander Graham Bell Box Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell Box Telephone
1877
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1879 Coffin
1879 Coffin
1879
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Thomas A. Watson
Thomas A. Watson
Bell collaborator and entrepreneur
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Gertrude Mercer McCurdy
Gertrude Mercer McCurdy
Bell promoter (and Hubbard's wife)
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George Willard Coy
George Willard Coy
Developed first local exchange
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Western Union Annual Report 1873
Western Union Annual Report 1873
1873
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Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Telephone inventor and patent holder
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Mabel Gardiner Hubbard
Mabel Gardiner Hubbard
Alexander Graham Bell's wife
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Early Bell Coffin Phone
Early Bell Coffin Phone
1879
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First Ericsson logo
First Ericsson logo
1876
Thomas Edison Chalk Telephone
Thomas Edison Chalk Telephone
1879
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Emma Nutt
Emma Nutt
First female telephone operator
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Early Charles Williams Telephone
Early Charles Williams Telephone
1879
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Moses Greeley Parker
Moses Greeley Parker
Early Bell investor, had idea for phone numbers
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Early Charles Williams National Bell Phone
Early Charles Williams National Bell Phone
1879
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First telephone central office
First telephone central office
1877
Hilda Ericsson
Hilda Ericsson
Swedish entrepreneur
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Sanders' original Bell stock certificate
Sanders' original Bell stock certificate
1877
Swedish telephone
Thomas B. Doolittle
Thomas B. Doolittle
Telephone and copper wire innovator
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Bell (Charles Williams) coffin subscriber set
Bell (Charles Williams) coffin subscriber set
1878
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The Speaking Telephone, Talking Phonograph, and Other Novelties (George Prescott)
The Speaking Telephone, Talking Phonograph, and Other Novelties (George Prescott)
1878
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Bell Dec 1878 battery telephone announcement
Bell Dec 1878 battery telephone announcement
1878
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Bell acquires Edison's carbon button amplifier microphone patents from Western Union
Bell acquires Edison's carbon button amplifier microphone patents from Western Union
1879