Description
An original chrome Gray Telephone Pay Station pay telephone, circa 1940's
The Gray Telephone Company was the first manufacturer of a coin operated pay telephone
The original pay phone was black but was never refurbished by Gray Telephone when it was bought out by the Western Electric Company as noted on the front of the phone
The telephone measures 18" tall by 7" wide by 6" deep weighs 25 pounds Original condition and operational The chrome is in excellent condition The quality of the reception is excellent A distinct different sound when either a nickel, dime or quarter is deposited Keys for the telephone body and for the cash box The keys are critical to open the case to mount to the wall The cash box door is high security with the heavy door weighs 2.5 pounds and special lock and original key The lock to the cash box is made of tungsten steel which makes it critical to have the original key because it would be extremely difficult to drill out This Pay Telephone is an exceptional condition in perfect working order that requires no service or maintenance Quality is a critical factor to justify this lifetime investment Only one is available
Business since 1979 Thank you for your interest The rotary dial emits a pulse signal which is only operational on ATT service. Alternate telephone services only recognizes a tone signal as emitted on touch tone telephones. An adapter is required to convert a pulse signal to a tone signal to enable the telephone to call out. Adapter XLink BTTN Bluetooth Gateway |