Lot 182
(Inventors: Cyrus Field and Alexander Graham Bell). Cyrus Fields: A 4" piece of the Atlantic telegraph cable which was laid in early August 1858 nearly 2000 miles across the at a depth often of more than two miles. With a printed COA from Cyrus Fields, New York, Aug. 21, 1858, certifying that this is part of the balance of the cable from the U.S.S. "Niagara" which he had sold to Tiffany & Co. A plaque on the cable says it is guaranteed by Tiffany & Co. Also, a 5¾" section of the first Trans-Pacific cable to Guam, with vintage tag from Langley & Michaels Co. in San Francisco.
Alexander Graham Bell: Vintage photo, 7½ x 9¼", showing Thomas Watson making the first transcontinental phone call with Alexander Graham Bell in New York, Jan. 25, 1915. Watson is in San Francisco and is surrounded by officers of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph; matted with an invitation to a celebration of the completion of the transcontinental line on Jan. 25, 1915, and framed to an overall size of 20½ x 14"½. Estimate $400 - 600
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