'Mr. Watson, come here; I want you!' The historic first words spoken by Alexander Graham Bell when he spilled some sulphuric acid from the apparatus on his clothes. It was March 10, 1876.
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The first commercial telephone: leased to a Boston banker.
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First phone to use common battery techology where the power was provided at the exchange.
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This iconic design became the All-American standard for the next quarter century.
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Almon B. Strowger introduced the first dial telephone exchange in LaPorte, Indiana.
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This phone was offered with or without a dial.
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One of the first multiple-line phones.
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The '500' type desk set becomes the new standard in style for a generation.
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This phone was designed for kitchen use where counter and table space was at a premium.
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The Princess Phone. Designed to appeal to a particular demographic....
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The Touch-Tone Phone becomes the first production push-button phone.
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The Trimline is designed as a space saving unit, and included a lighted dial.