First Telephone Used to Help Escaping Slaves (Nov, 1933)
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Nov, 1933
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Nov, 1933
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First Telephone Used to Help Escaping Slaves
America’s oldest telephone, pictured here, was used before the Civil War by abolitionists who helped negroes escape. It consisted of a wire attached between drumlike boxes containing diaphragms. A ringing bell announced that a message was to be sent.
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