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Crosley patent telephone
Crosley patent telephone
De Locht Pantelephone
De Locht Pantelephone
Ericsson wall phone
Ericsson wall phone
L.M. Ericsson
First Ericsson phone, with helical microphone
First Ericsson phone, with helical microphone
L.M. Ericsson
Gower-Bell Telephone
Gower-Bell Telephone
General Post Office/BT
Silvertown Set
Silvertown Set
National Telephone Co. (UK)
Three-Boxer Circa 1880
Three-Boxer Circa 1880
American Bell Telephone Charles Williams Jr. Shop
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.
Photo: Ordinary Bell telephone
Ordinary Bell telephone
New York's central telephone exchange office
New York's central telephone exchange office
Photo: French engraving with early Bell phones
French engraving with early Bell phones
Bell turns his focus to the Photophone
Bell turns his focus to the Photophone
Photo: Western Union Charleston West Virginia office, 1880
Western Union Charleston West Virginia office, 1880
British government rules for Bell against Edison
Thomas Edison
American Bell creates Long Lines division
Western Union carries 29 million telegraph messages per year
Western Union carries 29 million telegraph messages per year
Telephone service begins in Canada, Mexico, Australia, Sweden and Denmark
Bell Telephone Company of Canada founded
Bell Telephone Company of Canada founded