On March 10, 1876 Bell used "the instrument" in Boston to call Thomas
Watson who was in another room but out of earshot.
He said, "Mr.
Watson, come here – I want to see you" and Watson soon appeared at his
side
Continuing his experiments in Brantford, Bell brought home a working model of his telephone.
On August 3, 1876, from the telegraph office in Brantford, Ontario, Bell sent a tentative telegram to the village of Mount Pleasant four miles (six kilometres) distant, indicating that he was ready. He made a telephone call via telegraph wires and faint voices were heard replying
The following night, he amazed guests as well as his family with a call between the Bell Homestead and the office of the Dominion Telegraph Company in Brantford along an improvised wire strung up along telegraph lines and fences, and laid through a tunnel. This time, guests at the household distinctly heard people in Brantford reading and singing.
The third test on August 10, 1876, was made via the telegraph line between Brantford and Paris, Ontario, eight miles (thirteen kilometres) distant. This test was said by many sources to be the "world's first long distance call" The final test certainly proved that the telephone could work over long distances, at least as a one-way call
The first two-way (reciprocal) conversation over a line occurred between Cambridge and Boston (roughly 2.5 miles) on October 9, 1876
During that conversation, Bell was on Kilby Street in Boston and Watson was at the offices of the Walworth Manufacturing Company
Continuing his experiments in Brantford, Bell brought home a working model of his telephone.
On August 3, 1876, from the telegraph office in Brantford, Ontario, Bell sent a tentative telegram to the village of Mount Pleasant four miles (six kilometres) distant, indicating that he was ready. He made a telephone call via telegraph wires and faint voices were heard replying
The following night, he amazed guests as well as his family with a call between the Bell Homestead and the office of the Dominion Telegraph Company in Brantford along an improvised wire strung up along telegraph lines and fences, and laid through a tunnel. This time, guests at the household distinctly heard people in Brantford reading and singing.
The third test on August 10, 1876, was made via the telegraph line between Brantford and Paris, Ontario, eight miles (thirteen kilometres) distant. This test was said by many sources to be the "world's first long distance call" The final test certainly proved that the telephone could work over long distances, at least as a one-way call
The first two-way (reciprocal) conversation over a line occurred between Cambridge and Boston (roughly 2.5 miles) on October 9, 1876
During that conversation, Bell was on Kilby Street in Boston and Watson was at the offices of the Walworth Manufacturing Company
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