The bell and induction coils, however, were contained in a separate 'ringer box', between the wall and the phone. It featured a base unit, and a handset which contained both the transmitter and the receiver, and which could be placed in a cradle on the base unit when not in use. In the late 1920s, Western Electric began to distribute one of the first - and most popular - single handset home telephones, the Bell Model 102, within the United States. Cradle telephone designs also began to be introduced at about the same time. When the phone wasn't in use, the receiver would be placed on the hook. The 1890s saw the development of a smaller telephone, which came in three parts - a transmitter, a receiver and a stand (known as a 'candlestick') which had a hook with a switch (or 'switchhook') on it. It didn't feature an indicator to tell owners when there was an incoming call either, so in 1877, Thomas Watson designed a 'thumper', which made a tapping sound when a call was coming through. The caller would speak into, and listen to, the same opening in the box. Bell's original design consisted of a rectangular box containing a single device which worked as both a transmitter and a receiver. And, as huge leaps were made in telephone technology, designs changed too.
With the development of long-distance calls and international calls being followed by the introduction of direct dial calls (so operators no longer needed to connect calls manually), phones became an increasingly popular and cost-effective method of staying in touch. In the years following the introduction of the home phone, telephone exchanges began to open across the world. The equipment was eventually presented to the Plymouth Museum. The line was used for many years, even though Bayly later built a new mansion on his land in 1882 to replace the old house. Bell was staying with Robert Bayly, at Tor Grove House, on the outskirts of Plymouth, Devon, Bayly's wife allegedly felt nervous about living in such an isolated property, so Bell rigged up a telephone line between the main house and the gardener's cottage in order to make her feel more secure. England's first home phoneĮngland's first permanent home phone line is also believed to have been installed in 1877 by Alexander Graham Bell himself. And, until Spring 1879, Williams manufactured all of Bell Telephone's equipment within his store, so it's no surprise that he was the person chosen to be the first owner of a home telephone. The laboratory of the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, was on the fifth floor of William's store, whilst Bell's assistant, Thomas Watson, was also employed by Williams as a mechanic, building prototypes of telegraph instruments. Williams was an electrical store owner and telegraph instrument manufacturer. The first home phone was installed in April 1877, connecting Charles William Jr's shop on 109 Court Street, Boston, with his home, located 3 miles away in in Somerville, Massachusetts. Most of us still have home phones as part of a phone and broadband packages - but will this change in future? The first home phone Read on to find out more… From a novelty item owned by only a select few through to becoming a home essential affordable by many, the home phone took the world by storm. So we thought we'd take a look at how far the humble home phone has come - and what its future might hold. April marks the anniversary of the installation of the first home telephone.
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