McDermott's Telephone, 1880
The object of this invention is to provide a telephone enabling one to hold conversation in any position and listen without inconvenience to lectures, without others in said persons presence hearing the same, and to prevent other sounds from interfering with those to he heard, and at the same time allow absolute freedom of the hands when speaking and hearing; and it consists, first, in a set of U-shaped elastic magnets adapted to be supported by the head of the person sending and receiving messages, the ends of said magnet or magnets connecting the receivers and fastened by a screw-core or other means; second, in the peculiar construction and arrangement of the transmitter attached after the manner of a swinging bail to the receivers, so as to allow its being turned into or out of position for speaking purposes; third, providing supports for the telephone when not in use having such connection with the main line, primary, secondary, battery, and call bell wires as will, when properly placed, bring the battery, primary, and call-bell wires alone in line. John P. McDermott, ,599. Patented August 24, 1880.
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