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[X001G2BF], Technical Note, Thomas Alva Edison, May 25th, 1885

Title: [X001G2BF], Technical Note, Thomas Alva Edison, May 25th, 1885
Editor's Notes: [This is reply to John Anderson inquiry] "Phillip Reis of Germany only musical not articulating The first person to publicly use (?) a telephone for transmission of articulate speech was A. G. Bell. The first practical commercial phone for tranmission of articulate speech was invented by myself. Telephones used throughout the world are mine & Bells mine is used for transmitting, Bells i used for receiving"
Author: Edison, Thomas Alva
Mentioned: Bell, Alexander Graham; Reis, Philip
Date: 1885-05-25
Type: Technical Note
Subject: Telephone
Folder ID: X001G2-F
Document ID: X001G2BF
URL: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/X001G2BF
Rights: Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village Research Center
Publisher: Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
License: CC0 1.0 Universal

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