I'm offering a vintage softcover booklet titled THE BIRTH AND BABYHOOD OF THE TELEPHONE by THOMAS WATSON, 1942 edition, 45 pages. Features these topics: 1-page BIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS WATSON - WATSON'S WORKS AT EARLY AGE AT CHARLES WILLIAMS'S ELECTRICAL WORKSHOP - STUDIED DEVELOPMENT OF APPLIED ELECTRICITY - ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL HAS WATSON WORK ON "HARMONIC TELEGRAPH" - BELL EXPLAINS TO WATSON HIS IDEA OF A TALKING TELEGRAPH - THE TELEPHONE IS BORN (BELL'S DETAILED STEPS TO DEVELOPING THE TELEPHONE ARE MENTIONED) - MR. WATSON HEARS FIRST SENTENCE SPOKEN ON TELEPHONE - TELEPHONE EXHIBITED AT PHILADELPHIA CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION - TALKING FROM BOSTON TO CAMBRIDGE - REQUESTS FOR TELEPHONE INSTALLATIONS - BELL OFFERS TELEPHONE LECTURES (BELL AND WATSON TRANSMIT MESSAGES ON THE TELEPHONE) - AN EXHIBITION IN LAWRENCE - DEVELOPING A CALLING APPARATUS, "THE WATSON BUZZER" - BELL COMPETES WITH THOMAS EDISON - LAYING OUT HOUSE POLE LINES - THE BELL SYSTEM - WATSON TURNS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES. Includes on final page a chart titled BELL SYSTEM STATISTICS marked over time - (NUMBER OF TELEPHONES/MILES OF WIRE/AVERAGE DAILY TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS/NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES). Includes a listed EARLY CHRONOLOGY OF THE TELEPHONE over time (marked with key dates). No stray writing on cover or pages. Back cover has an upper left corner bend. (shown in Pic 2). Measures 5" x 7 1/2". Shipped in a protective sleeve with cardboard support. $6.75 s/h. Payment expected within 7 days. Shipments are made 3 or 4 business days after payment received. Ship only within the U.S.