General Information

Serial #

69669H

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL PAY STATION BOX, COIN BOX, INSET XMTR., INSET RECEIVER BARS, COVER & COILS, & COIN CHUTE/ BRASS GONGS, CLAPPER, CARRYING HANDLE, LOCK, SERIAL NO. & INSTRUCTION CARD PLATES, TELEPHONE BASE, SHAFT, SWITCH HOOK, XMTR. & BRACKET, BRACKET CONNECTING TELEPHONE TO PAY STATION BOX, & INSET RECEIVER HOUSING/ BAKELITE RECEIVER & MOUTHPIECE; PLASTIC INSTRUCTION CARD; PAPER LABEL; WOODEN FEET; FELT PAD; COTTON COATED WIRE; RUBBER INSET XMTR. WASHER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

27.1 cm

Width

14.0 cm

Height

30.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Telephony

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

GRAY TELEPHONE

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

Hartford

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1926+

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS. PUBLIC TELEPHONE OPERATED BY COIN INPUT.

Technical

NOT EVERYONE COULDAFFORD TO HAVE A TELEPHONE SO IT WAS COMMON TO HAVE PAY TELEPHONES LOCATED IN DRUG STORES OR OTHER CONVENIENT LOCATIONS WHERE PHONE CALLS ON A PAY-PER-USE BASIS. IN THIS SET, THE OPERATOR HAD TO LISTEN TO THE TONES MADE AS THE COINS WERE DROPPED TO DETERMINE THE CORRECET AMOUNT WAS DEPOSITED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED: PAY STATION BOX BACK: 'The Gray Tel. Pay Sta. Co./ Hartford,Ct. U.S.A./ PATENTED/ FEB. 16, 1909 APR. 6, 1909/ AUG. 24, 1909 MAY 23, 1911 ['1909 MAY' ALMOST ILLEGIBLE]/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING'/ XMTR. FRONT: 'KELLOGG'/ XMTR. BACK: 'PAT'D - NOV. 26, 1901.- MARCH 19, 1907.- APRIL 14, 1908.'/ SWITCH HOOK: 'F118'/ COIN BOX PLATE: '69669H'/ RAISED LETTEREDRECEIVER: 'KELLOGG S.S.CO./ CHICAGO, U.S.A.'/ BLACK INK: CORD BAND: '[KELL]OGG/ [3 ILLEGIBLE LETTERS] TR CORD/ ILL., U.S.A.'; INSTRUCTION CARD: 'GRAY TELEPHONE PAY STA. CO., MFD., PAT'D. FEB. 16, 1909 & AUG. 24, 1909.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLACK PAINTED STEEL PAY STATION BOX, COIN BOX, & INSET RECEIVER COVER (1 SIDE, OTHER SIDE LACQUERED) & COILS; BRASS TELEPHONE BASE, SHAFT, SWITCH HOOK, & INSET RECEIVER HOUSING; & WOODEN FEET/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS HANDLE, CONNECTING BRACKET, & SERIAL NO. & INSTRUCTION CARD PLATES; & STEEL COIN CHUTE/ BLACK BAKELITE & RUBBER/ BROWN COTTON/ YELLOW PLASTIC, WITH BLACK LETTERING/ FADED PAPER.

Decoration

WHITE PAINTED INCISED COIN SLOTS READS: '5', '10', & '25'/ SMALL INDENTURES IN EARPIECE RIM.