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House, Royal Earl, 1814-1895

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Royal Earl House papers

 Collection
Accession: 1995
Abstract:

Royal Earl House (1814-1895) was an American inventor who patented an electic telegraph that could print Roman character letters and an electro-phonetic receiver for use in telegraphy. The collection is comprised of twenty-nine letters to House regarding his suit against the Bell monopoly for the phonetic telegraph, from 1885 to 1891.

Dates: 1885-1891