Cell Phone History

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  • The First Telephone

    The First Telephone
    The first version of the telephone was created on March 7th, 1876, by Alexander Graham Bell.

  • The First Commercial Phone

    The First Commercial Phone
    The first commercial was released in 1877 and was named "Bell's Box Phone" after its creator, Alexander Graham Bell.

  • The Upright Desk Phone

    The Upright Desk Phone
    Nineteenth-century telephones typically contained a transmitter that had to be in an upright position for proper operation, which led them to be called "Candlestick" phones.

  • The Magneto Wall Phone

    The Magneto Wall Phone
    Designed for wall mounting, this instrument consisted of a ringer, a hand-cranked magneto, a hand receiver, a switch hook, and a transmitter.