Telephone

1870s design

1896

Wall mounted telefone

Man and woman using telephones, c. 1910

woman using telephone, c. 1910 "Candlestick style" phone

man using telephone, c. 1910

Ericsson bakelittelefon 1931

Telephone

Wall telephone, c. 1930s

Swedish standard phone "Dialog" 1966

Telefonica Telephone, Model: Heraldo

"Dialog" från 1972 i grön

"Dialog" seven main parts

Ericofon bottom

Ericofon

rotary dial mechanics

Wandtelefon 1981

AT&T "Touch-Tone" Telephone

Swedish standard phone "Diavox" 1976

Uniden phone numberpad

70s telephone

Wandtelefon 1989

Militar mobile phone, 1914

Wireless modern telephone

Wireless telephone

Man using cellular phone

DECT Telephone Siemens SL565

DECT Wireless telephone

Swedish phones "Mox" and "Fido"

Man using pay telephone

Motorola Ojo Videophone 900, 2005.

A D-Link Videophone, December 2007.

Nortel IP Video Phone 1535, February 2008.

TANDBERG 1000 MXP, for offices and small meeting rooms. State-of-the-art desk-top system, 12.1" XGA screen, using either ISDN or VoIP transmissions. (Courtesy: TANDBERG Corporation)

Deutsche Telekom T-View 100 ISDN type videophone meant for home offices and small businesses. Image March 2007.

UMTS Video call between Sweden and Singapore, Sony Ericsson K800 over a UMTS mobile network, Sep 2007.

TANDBERG Compass wall-mountable security videophone; simple controls enable visitors to obtain assistance. (Courtesy: TANDBERG Corporation)

1993 Intellect wireless prototype designed to receive still images and video from a message center. Donated to the Smithsonian Institution Museum of American History on October 22, 2007.

Ericsson videophone trial: Sweden, 1971; the Ericsson model was a contemporary to AT&T's 'Picturephone'. (Courtesy: Ericsson Archives/Centre for Business History, Stockholm)

1972-73 Mod II AT&T 'Picturephone', with its control pad nested within its circular base support.
(Courtesy: LabguysWorld. com)

1972-73 Mod II AT&T 'Picturephone'. Note audio speaker that can almost be seen through the upper R.H. corner grill.
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1972-73 Mod II AT&T 'Picturephone', with control pad nested within circular support base.
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Close up view of camera and its reflector mirror on a 1972-73 Mod II AT&T 'Picturephone', for use with documents placed at the base.
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Right side view of AT&T Picturephone Mod II with cover removed exposing one of several internal PCBs.
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AT&T 'Picturephone' Mod II Control Pad (1972-73), close-up view.
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Video telephony in the year 2000, as imagined in 1910. From a French postcard by Villemard, 1910. Paris, BNF, Estampes.

Telephonoscope videophone-television concept, a forecast for 1879, in the 9th December 1878 issue of Punch Magazine.

Close up view of camera and its reflector mirror on a 1972-73 Mod II AT&T 'Picturephone', for use with documents placed at the base.
(Courtesy: LabguysWorld. com)

AT&T 'Picturephone' Mod II of 1972-73, view showing serial number plate on the top surface
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Right side view of AT&T Picturephone Mod II with cover removed exposing one of several internal PCBs.
(Courtesy: 'LabguysWorld. com)

AT&T 'Picturephone' Mod II Control Pad (1972-73), close-up view.
(Courtesy: 'LabguysWorld. com)

AT&T 'Picturephone' Mod II of 1972-73, exposed upper-rear view, with its unit cover removed.
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AT&T 'Picturephone' Mod II of 1972-73, left side view with cover removed exposing some of its inner components.
(Courtesy: 'LabguysWorld. com)

Video telephony in the year 2000, as imagined in 1910. From a French postcard by Villemard, 1910. Paris, BNF, Estampes.

Telephonoscope videophone-television concept, a forecast for 1879, in the 9th December 1878 issue of Punch Magazine.

Ericsson videophone trial: Sweden, 1971; the Ericsson model was a contemporary to AT&T's 'Picturephone'. (Courtesy: Ericsson Archives/Centre for Business History, Stockholm)