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Revision as of 19:12, 2 April 2017
Charles A. Cheever was an inventor. He was an invalid.
Early life
Cheever was born in Boston on September 7, 1852. His parents moved to New York when he was arounf five years old.[1] Cheever was paralyzed from his waist down at an early age, but in spite of this he became a successful businessman and entrepreneur.[2]
Mid life
Cheever was a successful inventor of many items run by electricity in one form or another. He patented on electric rock drills, electrical improvements to elevators, telephone appliances and electric fire engines. Of his 100 patents most were telephone improvements. Cheever was also intrigued with Edison's phonograph. He helped form the North American Phonograph Company and organized firms throughout the United States to promote Edison's advanced commercial version of it. [3] He was involved with Alexander Graham Bell in the introduction of the telephone, and with Thomas Edison' phonograph.[4] founded the Okonite company, a wire and cable manufacturer. He also experimented with methods to transmit telegraph messages from moving trains. Cheever was also intrigued with Edison's phonograph. He helped form the North American Phonograph Company and organized firms throughout the United States to promote Edison's advanced commercial version of it.[3]
Cheever became acquainted with Bell when his invention of the telephone was in its infancy and considered nothing but a novelty item. He was intrigued with Bell's invention and went about figuring out how it could be useful and beneficial in some way. He formed the Telephone Company of New York and started experimenting with Bell's telephone by constructing various telephone lines to different places throughout the state of New York.[5] After these proved useful, he then constructed the first telephone line in New York city.[6] It ran from his home at No. 89 Fifth avenue to the house of E. N. Dickerson on Thirty-fourth street which worked satisfactorily. That experiment showed potential of greater uses for the telephone. Cheever then connected his office in the Tribune building with the American Institute Fair to demonstrate commercial usage. He showed the quality of the sound traveling on telephone lines to be good by demonstrating the playing of the band at the Fair reproduced at his office.[3]
Cheever formed a company that had a method of transmitting telegraph messages from moving trains. He conducted successful experiments on trains of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. The concept did not prove to be commercially profitable and was not pursued any further.[7]
Later life and death
Cheever died May 2, 1900.[8][9]
References
- ^ Electrician 1900, p. 298.
- ^ "An Inalid's Life Work". New-York Tribune - page 2. New York City. May 3, 1900 – via newspapers.com
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- ^ a b c Western Electrician 1900, p. 298.
- ^ Johnson 1901, p. 405.
- ^ Chicago Telephone 1913, p. 1.
- ^ Malcolm 1918, p. 4.
- ^ "Telegraphing From An Express Train Going at the Rate of Sixty Miles An Hour". St. Joseph Weekly Gazette - page 9. St. Joseph, Missouri. November 24, 1887 – via newspapers.com .
- ^ "Obituary - Long Island". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. May 3, 1900 – via newspapers.com .
- ^ "A Remarkable Plan". The St Johnsbury Caledonian -page 3. St Johnsbury, Vermont. May 16, 1900 – via newspapers.com ((open access. }}
Sources
- Chicago Telephone (1913). Bell Telephone News. Chicago Telephone Co.
First Telephones in New York - The first men to venture their time and money in the telephone business in New York City were Charles A. Cheever and Hilborne L. Roosevelt, says the Telephone Review.
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- Electrician (1900). Western Electrician. Electrician Publishing Company.
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- Johnson, Alfred Sidney (1901). Cyclopedic Review. Garretson, Cox & Company.
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- Malcolm, James (1918). State Service: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Government of the State of New York and Its Affairs. State Service Magazine Company, Incorporated.
There Cheever interviewed the inventor of the telephone and made arrangements which resulted in his becoming one of the two partners in the first telephone company in New York State.
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- Western Electrician (1900). Western Electrician. Electrician Publishing Company.
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