General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL PAY STATION BOX, COIN BOX, INSTRUCTION PLATE, INSET XMTR. BACK; & INSET RECEIVER BARS, COIL ENDS, & COVER/ BRASSSWITCH HOOK, INSET XMTR. CARBON BUTTON ASSEMBLY, XMTR. COVER, INSET RECEIVER HOUSING, & LOCK/ BAKELITE RECEIVER & MOUTHPIECE/ COTTON COATED WIRE/ PLASTIC INSTRUCTION CARD COVER/ PAPER INSTRUCTION CARD

Dimensions

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

Length

18.5 cm

Width

18.5 cm

Height

28.5 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. 1937

Canada

Unknown

Function

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

Technical

PAY TELEPHONES WERE IMPROVED AND BY THE TIME OF THIS MODEL THE COIN BOX WAS INTEGRATED INTO THE TELEPHONE (OR THE TELEPHONE WAS INTEGRATED INTO THE COIN BOX) MAKING A MORE SECURE UNIT THAT COULD BE PLACED IN A TELEPHONE BOOTH.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED COIN SLOTS READ: '5', '10', '25'/ MOLDED RAISED LETTERS, WITHIN AN INCISED BACKGROUND, ON TELEPHONE BACK: 'GRAY TEL. PAY STA. CO./ HARTFORD, CONN.'/ INCISED INSET RECEIVER HOUSING: 'T5Z'/ RED STAMPED INSET XMTR. CARBON BUTTON ASSEMBLY: '6/ 37'/ BLACK INK INSTRUCTION PLATE: 'TELEPHONE NUMBER/ DO NOT DEPOSIT MONEY UNTIL REQUESTED'/ INCISED RECEIVER END: 'PAT. IN U.S.A. DEC. 4, 1900 MAR. 26, 1901/ MAY 20, 1913 JUNE 3, 1913'.

Missing

KEYS/ 1 SCREW FROM INSTRUCTION PLATE

Finish

BLACK PAINTED STEEL PAY STATION BOX, COIN BOX, INSTRUC- TION PLATE; INSET RECEIVER BARS & COVER (1 SIDE, OTHER SIDE LACQUERED); & BRASS INSET RECEIVER HOUSING, SWITCH HOOK, LOCK, & XMTR. COVER/ PURPLE PAINTED STEEL INSET RECEIVER COILS/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL INSET XMTR. BACK/. BLACK BAKE- LITE/ BROWN COTTON/ YELLOW & WHITE PAPER INSTRUCTION CARD/ CLEAR PLASTIC COVER.

Decoration

N/A