A. G. Bell and Watson telephone, patent model

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Object Details

maker

Bell, Alexander Graham

Watson, Thomas

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1879

ID Number

EM.308618

catalog number

308618

accession number

89797

Object Name

Telephone

box telephone

Other Terms

Telephone; Telephones; Transmitter/Receiver; Magneto

Measurements

overall: 6 1/8 in x 7 1/2 in x 11 in; 15.5575 cm x 19.05 cm x 27.94 cm

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-2d01-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_704160