Share your favorites on Show & Tell

Gary's Silver Dollar Payphone

In Telephones > Western Electric Telephones > Show & Tell and Telephones > Payphones > Show & Tell.
VintageTAKER54's loves76 of 205my old cash registerVMC 242 Coca-Cola Machine
11
Love it
2
Like it

NewfldNewfld loves this.
gregkopgregkop loves this.
TreyTrey loves this.
jscott0363jscott0363 loves this.
KydurKydur likes this.
aghcollectaghcollect loves this.
SEAN68SEAN68 loves this.
sugargirlsugargirl loves this.
AntigueToysAntigueToys loves this.
toolate2toolate2 loves this.
officialfuelofficialfuel loves this.
VintageTAKER54VintageTAKER54 loves this.
potreropotrero likes this.
See 11 more
Add to collection

    Please create an account, or Log in here

    If you don't have an account, create one here.


    Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate


    Posted 14 years ago

    ttomtucker
    (313 items)

    William Gary received a patent on Aug 13, 1889 for a coin operated to work with a telephone. He formed the Gary Telephone and Pay Station Co which held a monopoly on pay stations well into the 20th century. Gary Co was acquired by Automatic Electric Company the manufacturing arm of General Telephone Company. The Silver Dollar payphone was manufactured around 1904 to the late teens. the photo is a walnut Gray number 3 wall cabinet with a Western Electric type 68 bell box.

    logo
    Western Electric Telephones
    See all
    Vintage Antique - Western Electric - Wood Wall Phone Crank - Black - Sku - 20329
    Vintage Antique - Western Electric ...
    $21
    Brown Antique Telephone Replacement Receiver Cloth Cord Only 36
    Brown Antique Telephone Replacement...
    $16
    Pink Western Electric Rotary Princess Telephone - Full Restoration
    Pink Western Electric Rotary Prince...
    $129
    Replacement Feet Western Electric 302 Vintage Antique Telephone Phone (Set of 4)
    Replacement Feet Western Electric 3...
    $25
    logo
    Vintage Antique - Western Electric - Wood Wall Phone Crank - Black - Sku - 20329
    Vintage Antique - Western Electric ...
    $21
    See all

    Comments

    1. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you toolate2, officialfuel, vintageTAKER54, potrero

    Want to post a comment?

    Create an account or login in order to post a comment.