Explores the technology & the history of the telephone, from the Coffin sets of the 1870s to the Princess phones of the 1960s and beyond.

Explores both the technology and marketing decision-making in a world-wide industry where product purchasers represent long-term decisions. This book deals with

Innovative designs in over 500 color photos trace the development of telephones rom Bell's first experimental equipment. Exquisite examples of wooden box phones

"The wondrous invention that changed a world and spawned a corporate giant"--Jacket subtitle.

The telephone is a very important part of our everyday lives. This is all thanks to Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the first practical telephone in 1876. T