Gray 23D
Gray Telephone Pay Station Co.Gray Telephone Pay Station Co.Founded by William Gray in Hartford, Connecticut in 1891, Gray Telephone Pay Station Company pioneered the coin-operated payphone. Gray received the first practical payphone patent in 1889, inspired by being refused use of a factory telephone during a family emergency. The company's first payphone was installed on a Hartford street corner outside a bank. By 1902 there were 81,000 payphones across America, many built by Gray. The company was renamed Gray Manufacturing in 1939, and the pay station division was acquired by Automatic Electric in 1948. · payphone, Canadian · Source: Doug Duffy (website)
About This Phone
An early model coin telephone — a 'post-pay' model, which meant that the operator would make the connection for you and then ask you to deposit the coins. The 23D was often a "three-slot" design (nickels, dimes, and quarters). It is well-known for its distinct mechanical signals: Nickel: One bell ring. Dime: Two bell rings. Quarter: A deep gong sound. This 23D Gray Pay Station is equipped with a Canadian coin gauge designed to accommodate both the smaller Canadian silver 5-cent coins and the larger Canadian nickel 5-cent coins.
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