RARE CHARLES WILLIAMS TELEPHONE BELL
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Ca 1879 rare wall telephone bell by Charles Williams Jr. Boston for National Bell Telephone Co.. Charles Williams Jr. was a manufacturer of electrical telegraph instruments at 109 CourtStreet in Boston. Alexander Graham Bell 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 telephoneservice in the world was installed at this Charles Williams house in 1877, connecting Williams' home with his shop on Court Street in Boston. Walnut with bell. 9 inches x 5 inches x 4 1/2 inches deep. 3 pounds. Seems complete. Good condition.
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RARE CHARLES WILLIAMS TELEPHONE BELL
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