Bell Telephone

The original company 1877-1880 (renamed National Bell in '79)

Successor: American Bell Telephone

From Wikipedia

The Bell Telephone Company was an American telecommunications company active from 1877 to 1899. It was the initial corporate entity from which the Bell System originated to build a continental conglomerate and monopoly in telecommunication services in the United States and Canada. More on Wikipedia →

Bell's combined receiver and transmitter

Bell's combined receiver and transmitter

Bell (Charles Williams) coffin subscriber set

Bell (Charles Williams) coffin subscriber set

Wall phone with two butterstamp receiver/transmitters

Wall phone with two butterstamp receiver/transmitters

1879 Coffin

A.G. Bell Wall Phone

A.G. Bell Wall Phone

Early Bell Coffin Phone

Early Bell Coffin Phone

Early Charles Williams National Bell Phone

Early Charles Williams National Bell Phone

Early Charles Williams Telephone

Early Charles Williams Telephone

National Bell Wall Phone

National Bell Wall Phone

Bell Telephone founded

Bell Telephone founded

Berliner joins Bell Telephone

Watson invents a ringer that rings

Watson invents a ringer that rings

Theodore Vail joins Bell as General Manager

Theodore Newton Vail

Bell sues Western Union for patent infringement

Bell sues Western Union for patent infringement

Bell and New England Telephone merge to become National Bell Telephone

Bell and New England Telephone merge to become National Bell Telephone

Bell wins its patent lawsuit against Western Union

Bell wins its patent lawsuit against Western Union

Western Union sells its phone network to Bell

Western Union sells its phone network to Bell

Bell acquires Edison's carbon microphone patents from Western Union

Bell acquires Edison's carbon microphone patents from Western Union

Blake and his transmitter join Bell Telephone

Blake and his transmitter join Bell Telephone

Edison establishes Edison Telephone of London to compete with Bell

National Bell merges with American Speaking Tel. to become American Bell Telephone Co.

National Bell merges with American Speaking Tel. to become American Bell Telephone Co.

Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell

Emile Berliner

Francis Blake

William Hathaway Forbes

William Hathaway Forbes

Gardiner Greene Hubbard

Gardiner Greene Hubbard

Moses Greeley Parker

Moses Greeley Parker

Thomas S. Sanders

Thomas S. Sanders

James J. Storrow

James J. Storrow

Theodore Newton Vail

Theodore Newton Vail

Thomas A. Watson

Thomas A. Watson

Charles Williams, Jr.

Charles Williams, Jr.

Early Years of the Bell Telephone System (Tosiello Dissertation)

Early Years of the Bell Telephone System (Tosiello Dissertation)

Aug 1877 Hubbard report on Bell telephone licensing (transcribed)

Aug 1877 Hubbard report on Bell telephone licensing (transcribed)

Bell Dec 1878 battery telephone announcement

Bell Dec 1878 battery telephone announcement

Hubbard 1879 report to Bell stockholders and directors

Hubbard 1879 report to Bell stockholders and directors

National Bell April 1879 pricing circular

National Bell April 1879 pricing circular

Bell telephone roadshow

Bell telephone roadshow

George Coy / Connecticut District Tel.

George Coy / Connecticut District Tel.

Bell Telephone Co. becomes National Bell Telephone

Bell Telephone Co. becomes National Bell Telephone

109 Court St, Boston (Charles Williams Jr.'s shop)

109 Court St, Boston (Charles Williams Jr.'s shop)