Western Electric 191G Pay Telephone

Coin Box

Western Electric Pay Telephone Coin Box

    On the coin box lid there is a door and a lever to open it.  The box is set to open when installed in the phone and will close by the force of a spring when the coin box is removed.  This prevented the money collector from removing the coins.  The coin box was sealed using a plastic clip, as shown in the photo below.  If the plastic clip was missing, the supervisor would know that the money collector had broken into the coin box before taking it in for collection.
191G Pay Telephone Coin Box


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