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- Hargis Splicing Joint, 1906-1923 -
- 1906-1923
- Collections - Artifact
Hargis Splicing Joint, 1906-1923
- Telephone Line Insulator Used by Alexander Graham Bell, Brantford, Canada, circa 1876 - In August 1876, Alexander Graham Bell conducted additional experiments on voice transmission over wire -- he had successfully patented his telephone a few months earlier. While in Brantford, Ontario, Bell strung a wire from a nearby telegraph line along a fence to his father's home. This telephone insulator was part of that connection, recovered years later, and donated to The Henry Ford.
- circa 1876
- Collections - Artifact
Telephone Line Insulator Used by Alexander Graham Bell, Brantford, Canada, circa 1876
In August 1876, Alexander Graham Bell conducted additional experiments on voice transmission over wire -- he had successfully patented his telephone a few months earlier. While in Brantford, Ontario, Bell strung a wire from a nearby telegraph line along a fence to his father's home. This telephone insulator was part of that connection, recovered years later, and donated to The Henry Ford.
- Insulator -
- Collections - Artifact
Insulator
- "Thunder Hunters," Bell Telephone Laboratories Advertisement, May 1952 -
- May 01, 1952
- Collections - Artifact
"Thunder Hunters," Bell Telephone Laboratories Advertisement, May 1952
- Letter from T. Arthur Potts to the Secretary of Henry Ford regarding Bell Telephone Insulator, circa 1925 - In August 1876, Alexander Graham Bell conducted additional experiments on voice transmission over wire -- he had successfully patented his telephone a few months earlier. While in Brantford, Ontario, Bell strung a wire from a nearby telegraph line along a fence to his father's home. Thomas Potts wrote to the secretary of Henry Ford, donating one of the telephone insulators recovered from the site.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from T. Arthur Potts to the Secretary of Henry Ford regarding Bell Telephone Insulator, circa 1925
In August 1876, Alexander Graham Bell conducted additional experiments on voice transmission over wire -- he had successfully patented his telephone a few months earlier. While in Brantford, Ontario, Bell strung a wire from a nearby telegraph line along a fence to his father's home. Thomas Potts wrote to the secretary of Henry Ford, donating one of the telephone insulators recovered from the site.
- Christmas Card, "Silent Night," Artwork by R.W. Woiceske, 1935 - R.W. (Ronau William) Woiceske (1887-1953) was an artist and printmaker noted for his snowy winter landscapes. Born in Bloomington, Illinois, Woiceske worked as a stained-glass designer and painter in St. Louis, Missouri, before moving to Woodstock, New York, in 1924, where he studied with other artists. He took up printmaking, and many of his winterscapes were turned into Christmas cards.
- 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Christmas Card, "Silent Night," Artwork by R.W. Woiceske, 1935
R.W. (Ronau William) Woiceske (1887-1953) was an artist and printmaker noted for his snowy winter landscapes. Born in Bloomington, Illinois, Woiceske worked as a stained-glass designer and painter in St. Louis, Missouri, before moving to Woodstock, New York, in 1924, where he studied with other artists. He took up printmaking, and many of his winterscapes were turned into Christmas cards.
- Trade Card for the Standard Rotary Shuttle Sewing Machine, Standard Sewing Machine Co., 1880-1900 - As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. This trade card advertises the Standard Sewing Machine Company.
- 1880-1900
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Trade Card for the Standard Rotary Shuttle Sewing Machine, Standard Sewing Machine Co., 1880-1900
As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. This trade card advertises the Standard Sewing Machine Company.
- Drawing and Map related to Bell Telephone Insulator, circa 1925 - In August 1876, Alexander Graham Bell conducted additional experiments on voice transmission over wire -- he had successfully patented his telephone a few months earlier. While in Brantford, Ontario, Bell strung a wire from a nearby telegraph line along a fence to his father's home. Thomas Potts donated a telephone insulator, recovered years later from the site, and made a map showing its location.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Drawing and Map related to Bell Telephone Insulator, circa 1925
In August 1876, Alexander Graham Bell conducted additional experiments on voice transmission over wire -- he had successfully patented his telephone a few months earlier. While in Brantford, Ontario, Bell strung a wire from a nearby telegraph line along a fence to his father's home. Thomas Potts donated a telephone insulator, recovered years later from the site, and made a map showing its location.