Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

69669H

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

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

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

27,1 cm

Largeur

14,0 cm

Hauteur

30,5 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Communications

Catégorie

Téléphonie

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

GRAY TELEPHONE

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Connecticut

Ville

Hartford

Contexte

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Période

C. 1926+

Canada

Inconnu

Fonction

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

Technique

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.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

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.'

Manque

S/O

Fini

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.

Décoration

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