March 7th is Alexander Graham Bell Day! On this day in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone. Three days later he conducted a successful experiment of his invention when he made the first phone call. For today, Howard letterpress printed an image depicting a ca. 1905 telephone from a very small sort. This style of telephone was commonly referred to as a “candlestick.” This is probably one of the smallest prints we have recorded for a video. This was printed with red oil base ink usi

March 7th is Alexander Graham Bell Day!On this day in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone. Three days later he conducted a successful experiment of his invention when he made the first phone call. For today, Jared printed an image depicting a late 1800s telephone from a very small sort. This is probably one of the smallest prints we have recorded for a video. This was printed with black rubber base ink using our Washington hand press. #alexandergrahambell #telephone #onthisday #to

If you were the first person to speak through a telephone, what would you say? Here is the history of #AlexanderGrahamBell ☎️ | HISTORY