The history of phones

By karlsa1
  • The world’s first phone call

    The world’s first phone call
    Alex Graham bell was the first person who spoke on a telephone. He said Mr. Watson--come here—“I want to see you." What would you have said?
  • Bell Liquid Telephone Transmitter and Receiver

    Bell Liquid Telephone Transmitter and Receiver
    This is the replica of the Bell liquid telephone. It was a transmitter and reciver.
  • Cabinet Desk PhoneWestern

    Cabinet Desk PhoneWestern
    These sets, typically oak or cherry, had the telephone circuitry on the flat surface of the desk. Behind the glass was the magneto, bell, induction coil and switch. Batteries were located in the cabinet beneath the top of the desk. These were generally found in places like hotel lobbies and offices.
  • Tapered Shaft Oil-Can Candlestick

    Tapered Shaft Oil-Can Candlestick
    This type of phone was created by Stromberg Carlson
    This rare set is known as the oil can because of the way it looks upside down
  • The first wall phone

    The first wall phone
    Stromberg Carlson 2-line Magneto Telephone
    With "Adjustaphone" scissor attachment made by
    Chicago Writing Machine Co,
    1903
  • Model 102 Round BaseWestern Electric

    Model 102 Round BaseWestern Electric
    The Western Electric model 102 was the bell system's first handset telephone. This desk set is equipped with the early seamless "spit-cup" E1 handset.
  • Contempra telephone

    Contempra telephone
    Designed and produced in Canada, the handset in the Contempra phone of 1968 had everything you need to make a call – including a “recall” button which made it possible to dial another call without hanging up. The Contempra phone was available with either dial or Touch-Tone service.
  • Alexander Graham airplane telephone

    Alexander Graham airplane telephone
    Produced by Northern Telecom in Canada, the Alexander Graham Plane Telephone celebrated Alexander Graham Bell’s experiments and work in early aviation. This fun dial set ushered in the era of novelty telephones.
  • Harmony telephone

    Harmony telephone
    With the development of modular telephone jacks that could be installed in any room, eliminating the need to hard-wire telephones in one place, the Harmony Telephone replaced its popular predecessor, the 500-Type telephone that had been in use since the early 1950s. Available in Touch-Tone only, the Harmony Telephone was extremely lightweight and came in a variety of “designer” colours.
  • First smartphone (simon)

    First smartphone (simon)
    The first smartphone was designed by IBM in 1992 and was called Simon. Was shown as a concept product that year at COMDEX expo. He was released to the public in 1993 and marketed by BellSouth. Apart from being a mobile phone, it contained calendar, address book, world clock, calculator, address book entries, email, send and receive FAX and included games. I had no physical buttons to dial. In place using a touch screen to select the contacts or the finger to create facsimiles and memos with an o
  • Vista 350 telephone

    Vista 350 telephone
    By 1995 telephone customers were presented with a variety of subscriber services including Call-Waiting, Call-Display, and Voice Mail. The Vista 350 Telephone provided an array of user-functions and the ability to access services with the use of a large screen such as home banking, catalogue shopping, libraries and restaurant guides. This high-tech set also allowed users to store up to 50 names and numbers alphabetically and provided hands-free talking with a built-in speaker.
  • The first iphone

    The first iphone
    The first iphone was created by Steve Jobs. he iPhone has Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity (2G, 3G,4G, and LTE). An iPhone can shoot video (though this was not a standard feature until the iPhone 3GS), take photos, play music, send and receive email, browse the web, send texts, and receive visual voicemail. Other functions — video games, reference works, GPS navigation, social networking, etc. — can be enabled by downloading apps; as of 2012, the App Store offered more than 775,000 apps by Apple
  • 5S

    5S
    iPhone 5s is the first 64‑bit smartphone in the world. And iOS 7 was designed with that in mind, built specifically for 64‑bit architecture. Which makes iOS 7 just as advanced as the iPhone it’s on.
  • 5C

    5C
    A6 chip. 8MP iSight camera. 4-inch Retina display. Ultrafast LTE wireless. iPhone 5c has the things that made iPhone 5 an amazing phone — and more, including iOS 7. All in a completely new design that feels great in your hand.