This is a rare and
unusual locking device designed especially for this
Western Electric dial
candlestick. Depositing a nickel after lifting
the receiver results
in the raising of the lever that locks the dial.
When the switchhook
is pressed or the receiver is hung-up, the
lever is reset into
the dial finger hole.
| This early model coin telephone is called a 23D. It happens to be a Western Electric model. The "D" was probably a designation for the receiver. It was connected to the phone line like any other phone and was probably a "post pay" model where the operator would make the connection for you and then ask you to deposit the coins. There were a variety of models to fit a variety of needs and situations. This one is in 100% original condition. |  |
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This model of coin telephone was the 23J. The "J" probably was a designation for the handset (as opposed to the "D" for receiver). Though the basic construction of this model is very similar to the "D," there are some differences. This happens to be an AE model with different coin slots, locks and keys, and hookswitch. This too is probably a post pay model where the operator collected for the call after the connection was made. |
This is a model 20
Gray paystation designed to be attached
to a candlestick
phone.
This special model is seldom seen and
is totally
original.
The operator was able to hear the coins
drop even though there
was no electrical connection between the
collector and the
telephone line.
This is a rare and
unusual coin collector known as the model 13-A.
There was only one
coin slot but it accepted nickels, dimes, and
quarters. The
internal mechanism detected which coin was deposited
and sounded a bell
accordingly, one for a nickel, two for a dime, and
three for a
quarter.
Again, the operator was able to hear the sounds
without an electrical
connection.
This is another
rare
dial locking device, designed for the Western
Electric dial
candlestick.
When the receiver is lifted, a nickel deposited
in the slot on the
top left corner of the box, and the knob turned, the plunger
preventing the dial
from turning was lifted up and back out of the way of the
dial. When the
receiver was replaced, the plunger was dropped and locked in
the number 3 finger
hole of the dial.
This rare dial
locking
device was made for this model of Western Electric
deskset. Lifting
the handset, depositing a nickel, and pushing the plunger
resulted in the
lifting
of the finger-like device in number 5 of the dial. When
the handset was
replaced,
the finger-like device was dropped back into the dial.
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These are rather nice examples of common three slot coin phones. The one on the left is a Western Electric model; the one in the middle is a less often seen ten button touchtone Automatic Electric type; and the one on the right is an AE model that has been converted to the earlier receiver/transmitter style. The touchtone model has a touchtone pad lock that prevents unauthorized use. |
