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Gray patents the coin-operated payphone
William Gray
1889
Gray Telephone Pay Station Co. founded
Gray Telephone Pay Station Co. founded
1891
First Los Angeles Pay Station
First Los Angeles Pay Station
1899
Giles Gilbert Scott designs the red telephone box (K2 kiosk) for GPO
Giles Gilbert Scott designs the red telephone box (K2 kiosk) for GPO
1925
AT&T terminates exclusivity with Gray, designs its own payphones
AT&T terminates exclusivity with Gray, designs its own payphones
1934
Photo: Calling on German payphone
Calling on German payphone
1957
100th Anniversary of the Payphone
100th Anniversary of the Payphone
1989