The Birth and Babyhood of the Telephone An address delivered before the Third Annual Convention of the Telephone Pioneers of America at Chicago, October 17, 1913

by Thomas A. Watson

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Frontispiece portrait and photo illustrations throughout. 40 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Gray cloth lettered in blue. Near fine. Item #314552 Signed on the title page: Thomas A Watson/Aug. 14th 1930/Boothbay Harbor/Maine . Watson entered American legend in March 1876 as the recipient of the first ever message transmitted by telephone, spoken of course by Alexander Graham Bell: Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you. Watson had fabricated the telephone

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