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Kailua

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Possible answer - 1879?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_telephone

14 June 1878: The Telephone Company Ltd (Bell's Patents) registered, London. Opened in London 21 August 1879 - Europe's first telephone exchange,



Anyone agree on the answer?

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Kailua

ladyt

I found this:

In Europe the earliest telephone exchanges were based in London and Manchester, both of which opened under Bell patents in 1878.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_exchange

babymoo

Ive gone for 1878

Resident_Evil

According to the Museum of Science and Industry it's 1879

source:http://www.mosi.org.uk/media/33871608/earlymanchestertelephoneexchanges.pdf

Kailua

ladyt wrote: »

I found this:

In Europe the earliest telephone exchanges were based in London and Manchester, both of which opened under Bell patents in 1878.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_exchange

I wonder if they mean that the patents were done in 1878 with the actual exchange being opened in 1879 (under the patents made in 1878)? If that makes any sense?

jaibaby

I've gone with 1878 too. Looked on Wikipedia

Kailua

Found another source - BT - which seems to confirm August 1879 as the date

http://www.btplc.com/Thegroup/BTsHistory/1851to1880/1879.htm

bargainhunterss

another comp entered...fingers crossed! I put 1879, what did everyone else put? xx