Box, pay station coin

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OBJECT TYPE: GREY
DATE: 1900–1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1974.0617.001

MANUFACTURER: GRAY TELEPHONE PAY STATION CO.
MODEL: 11
LOCATION: Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL COIN BOX, CHANGE BOX, KEY, & IDENTIFICATION PLATE/ BRASS PLATE/ PAPER IDENTIFICATION CARD/ PLASTIC IDENTIFICATION COVER/ FELT CHANGE BOX PAD.

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.4 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Height: 10.4 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: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. EARLY 1900'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED NEXT TO A STANDARD WALL PHONE FOR A COIN STATION.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED IN AN OVAL ON THE BACK OF THECOIN BOX IS: 'THE GREY TEL. PAY STATION CO./ MAKERS/ HARTFORD CT. USA.'/ ENGRAVED INTO BRASS PLATE IS: 'L32686'/ ENGRAVED INTO KEY IS: 'PAT. DEC. 19/ 1922' & 'L32686'/ ENGRAVED INTO STEEL CHANGE BOX IS: '10-L', '32686', 'WESTERN ELECTRIC/ MADE IN U.S.A.' & 'PAT. DEC. 18, 1922'/ COIN SLOTS LABELLED: '25', '10', & '5'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK ENAMELED STEEL COIN BOX, CHANGE BOX, & IDENTIFICA- TION PLATE/ COIN BOX HAS GREEN & BEIGE PAINT SPILLS ON ITS BACK/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL KEY/ FADED WHITE IDENTIFICATION CARD, WITH BLACK LETTERING AND BLUE INK NUMBERS.
Decoration: N/A

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GRAY TELEPHONE PAY STATION CO., Box, pay station coin, circa 1900–1925, Artifact no. 1974.0617, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1974.0617.001/

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