Early Bell telephone and terminal panel, 1877.

UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 11: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) was born in Scotland but emigrated to the United States, settling in Boston where he began his career as an inventor. On 7 March 1876, he secured a patent for an electrical speech machine, which he called the telephone. After showing the instrument at the American Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in June, news of the invention spread throughout Europe. He was asked to demonstrate the telephone to Queen Victoria (1819-1901) at Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight. On the evening of 14th January 1878 contact was made with nearby Osborne Cottage and terminals in Southampton and London. This telephone and terminal panel were used at Osborne Cottage. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 11: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) was born in Scotland but emigrated to the United States, settling in Boston where he began his career as an inventor. On 7 March 1876, he secured a patent for an electrical speech machine, which he called the telephone. After showing the instrument at the American Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in June, news of the invention spread throughout Europe. He was asked to demonstrate the telephone to Queen Victoria (1819-1901) at Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight. On the evening of 14th January 1878 contact was made with nearby Osborne Cottage and terminals in Southampton and London. This telephone and terminal panel were used at Osborne Cottage. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
Early Bell telephone and terminal panel, 1877.
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