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Bell's harmonic telegraph receiver, 1925-1958
Telecommunications
1925-1958
replica of Bell's 1876 centennial telephone transmitter, 1959
Telecommunications
1959
Bell transmitter with membrane diaphragm, 1875-1877
Telecommunications
1875-1877
replica of Bell's 1875 tuned reed telephone receiver, 1925-1958
Telecommunications
1925-1958
Replicas of Alexander Graham Bell's 1879 'Patent Office' telephone, 1959
Telecommunications
1959
replica of Bell's 1875 harmonic telegraph transmitter, 1925-1958
Telecommunications
1925-1958
Replicas of Alexander Graham Bell's 1879 'Patent Office' telephone, 1959
Telecommunications
1959
replica of Bell's 1876 'iron-box' receiver, 1959
Telecommunications
1876
Early telephone by Alexander Graham Bell, 1877.
Telecommunications
1877
Mouth or earpiece for early Bell telephone instrument used at Lloyds station, patented by Alexander Graham Bell, unknown maker, British, 1906. The mouth/ear piece is not original and was added by the museum in 1906
Mouth or earpiece for early telephone by Alexander Graham Bell, 1906.
Telecommunications
1906
Bell telephone instrument used at Lloyds station, patented by Alexander Graham Bell, unknown maker, British, 1877. The mouth/ear piece is not original and was added by the museum in 1906
Telephone by Alexander Graham Bell, 1877.
Telecommunications
1877
Small, hollow wooden cylinder to connect the mouth or ear piece for an early Bell telephone instrument used at Lloyds station, patented by Alexander Graham Bell, unknown maker, British, 1906. The mouth/ear piece and connector are not original and were added by the museum in 1906, weight 3.36 g
Connector for mouth or earpiece for early telephone by Alexander Graham Bell, 1906.
Telecommunications
1906
Replicas of Alexander Graham Bell's 1879 'Patent Office' telephones, 1959
Telecommunications
1959
Bell and Tainter graphophone, 1886-7 reproduction made in 1987 by the donor
Reproduction of Bell and Tainter's graphophone (1886-1887), made in 1987
Sound Reproduction
1987