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Cross Section of Carbon Button Telephone Transmitter, 1878

Thomas Edison1878

The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States

  • Title: Cross Section of Carbon Button Telephone Transmitter, 1878
  • Creator: Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
  • Date Created: 1878
  • Subject Keywords: Communication, Telephony, Telephones, Telephone transmitters
  • Type: Objects
  • Contributor: The Henry Ford
  • Original Source: Digital Collections
  • Patent Place: New Jersey
  • Object Name: Telephone transmitter
  • Object ID: 29.1980.67
  • Inventor: Thomas Edison
  • Invention: Transmitter
  • Image ID: THF157002
  • Field: Telephone
  • Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Edison Pioneers.
The Henry Ford

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