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INTERESTING FACTS ![]() The painting by W. A. Rogers shows one of the rooms used by Bell at 5 Exeter Place, Boston, Massachusettes, as it appeared in March, 1887. Dr. Bell is shown discussing a telephone instrument with his assistant, Thomas A. Watson (left). The picture of the owl was painted by Mabel Hubbard, Bell's fiancée, in jest at his habit of working late. The first sentence transmitted by telephone was sent from this room. Note the Liquid Transmitter in the background. ![]() Dropping nearly six feet down a slide, this one bounces unharmed off an iron anvil. Others on the floor illustrate how some samples fail when carried to destruction in this type of test. Modern handsets are molded from plastic powder electronically preheated to increase strength. For Best Results ![]() An Historic Long Distance Call In Europe ![]() |
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