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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05257 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | Original printing of patent for Bell's telephone patent no.174,465] |
| Date | 7 March 1876 |
| Author | Bell, Alexander Graham (1847-1922) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | The original printing of the patent for Bell's telephone, with two pages of lithographed diagrams. Lithography by N. Peters, Photo-Lithographer, Washington, D. C. The pages have been stenciled (per Christies) 110-117. |
| Subjects | Invention Inventor Telephone Patent Science and Technology |
| People | Bell, Alexander Graham (1847-1922) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Although proposed for telegraphic communication, Bell also foresaw commercial use for transmitting sounds such as musical notes. Bell's patent was challenged and developed into one of the longest series of litigation in the history of American patent law until the Supreme Court upheld Bell's claim (Dictionary of Scientific Biography). |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |