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The Telephone

By togawa14
  • Reis Telephone

    Reis Telephone

    Johann Philipp Reis publicly demonstrated the Reis telepohone, which transmited music and one phrase.
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    Sound Telegraph Patent Caveat

    Antonio Meucci files patent caveat as a notice that he would be filing a regular patent application. He renewed it for two years, but did not renew it again.
  • Alexander Graham Bell Patent

    Alexander Graham Bell Patent

    Bell gets patent for "Transmitters and Receivers for Electric Telegraphs"
  • Bell's Centenial Model

    Bell's Centenial Model

    This early telephone was presented at the Centennial Exposition. Sir William Thomson called Bell's invention "the most wonderful thing in America."
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    Desk Sets

    Desk sets were created in order to be more decorative and compact. More upright models were made and were the shape that many future phones would take after.
  • Strowger Dial Phone

    Strowger Dial Phone

    Almon Strowger invented the first dial telephone.
  • Common Household Item

    Common Household Item

    In 1954 the telphone started to become a decorative household item. It became popular with the "500" Type Color Desk Set.