yall tale me..

[ink-a-alot]

property of the American bell telephone company,patented-feb-24-85--9.89.nov17,nov.1.92.. found on an old home place in east texas..

 

[Montana Jim]

Um...


What's the question?

 

[Montana Jim]

An agreement was reached in November of 1879 the Western Union Company gave up all its patents, claims, network and inventory of 56,000 phones (a Western Union phone at right). In return, they would receive 20% of the rentals over the next seventeen years--the life of the Bell patents. With this victory, a new company was chartered; the American Bell Telephone Company.

The company flourished in the 1880s. In 1881, American Bell purchased controlling interest in the Western Electric Company. This is interesting for two reasons. First, Western Electric Company was Elisha Gray's Electrical Supply Company. In fact, it was originally "Gray and Barton." Second, this is the company that supplied phones to Western Union. In 1882, Western Electric became the sole supplier to the Bell Companies.

 

[dozer dan]

were you asking what is it? bell off an old telephone.

 

[stefen]

On the levity side, and since there is no actual question, we could assume that the question is did American Bell Company later expanded into Mexico and changed its name to Taco Bell? And the answer is would be no.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I think the question is "what is it." ...cant you tale?

 

[stefen]

Bell

 

[badoscar]

Stefen ........you could be on to something!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Yes it is.

 

[detector de metales]

ah way back when I was a wee lad they had bells for phones not on the phone itself but on the wall. This one looks exactly like the one I grew up with..
Nice find
Happy Hunting

 

[dg39]

What's other side look like?
DG

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Search the patent dates and i came up with this: http://www.google.com/patents?id=Yx...as_miny_is=1891&as_maxm_is=11&as_maxy_is=1891

http://www.google.com/patents?id=Ai...as_miny_is=1892&as_maxm_is=11&as_maxy_is=1892

 

[Monty]

I was gonna' tell you a tale about a tail, but I forgot it! M nty