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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
Bell gets patent for "Transmitters and Receivers for Electric Telegraphs" -
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
Almon Strowger invented the first dial telephone. -
Common Household Item
In 1954 the telphone started to become a decorative household item. It became popular with the "500" Type Color Desk Set.
