RARE CHARLES WILLIAMS TELEPHONE BELL
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Ca 1870's rare wall telephone bell by Charles Williams Jr. Boston. Charles Williams Jr. was a manufacturer of electrical telegraph instruments at 109 Court Street in Boston. Alexander GrahamBell and Thomas A. Watson experimented with the telephone in Williams' shop, and it was there that they first heard indistinct sounds transmitted on June 2, 1875. The first permanent residential telephone service in the world was installed atthis Charles Williams house in 1877, connecting Williams' home with his shop on Court Street in Boston. Walnut with exposed bell. Patent applied for. Numbered 1874 or 1374. 10 ohms. 9 inches x 5 inches x 4 1/2 inches deep. Missing nut on top ofbell. 3 pounds. Seems complete. Good condition.
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RARE CHARLES WILLIAMS TELEPHONE BELL
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