Unusual Color (Ivory) Automatic Electric Northlake, Ill.- Made, Very Original

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Unusual Color (Ivory) Automatic Electric Northlake, Ill.- Made, Very Original :
$192.00

UnusualColor (Ivory) Automatic Electric Northlake, Ill.- Made Very Original1958-1972 Working 3-Slot Payphone

Please be sure to read the description as the payphone is sold AS IS; please call if you have any questions (608) 582-4124.No returns. We are not responsible for your mistake for not reading our description. Sold As shown in the photographs, please see photos for best description of cosmetic condition and style.

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Mostold payphones were black until the 1950\'s. It\'s been said thatchrome plating begin in 1953, but the “book” records 1963. Inthe 1950\'s, Automatic Electric was big in manufacturing plastictelephones in a number of colors. Beginning in around 1957 or 1958,some of their 3-Slotters were painted in the same colors as theplastic Automatic Electric 90 & 80\'s. (see Payphone History Book(sold by Phoneco)). This phone was painted in ivory color. It\'sdesign is 1958 – 1972. This one has the older electrical networkin it which was similar to the earlier Automatic Electric 80\'s &90\'s and in later Automatic Electric 40\'s . The bottom chute is ofan old design. There is an ivory colored coin chute that isavailable to be installed if desired for no extra cost (rather thenthe chrome chute it presently has). One unique feature is thesame-colored door. I can supply a chrome door if preferred, but theoriginal matching paint or this door is not bad. There\'s a stickerinside indication test done in 1973 “by H. Mat”. The originalnomenclature plate at top says code #LPB-82-55 etc. The meaning ofthis code # may be found in the book: “Payphone History”

Wherea payphone is sold as is such via , I will make observations andhope that my assistant-repairman will assist in this to seekcontentment. Very strong effort is applied to represent the phone asit is described and shown; that is what you should receive. These arenot lightweight, and shipping costs be what they are don\'t seem toreduce even though gasoline prices have gone down. A certain amountof responsibility lies with you, a buyer in observing the reality ofthe purchase. And, again to my knowledge, all transactions have beensuccessful so far as contentment of purchase is concerned. Thank youfor acknowledging the conditions of sales.

Anythingthat was phone can still be a phone; with the re-arranging of wiresand hooking up a line-cord (providing that the dial is okay and thehandset has functioning capsules). The coin compartment is setup sothat a money box can be installed – opening and closing. As it isnow/as you see and feel it here, it is nearly as it was when it wasfastened to a telephone booth wall. I have more of these and am inpursuit of selling all. If you drop coins through, the gong and dongshould sound off as originally, although I did not try it. This is anice coin-op item although it doesn\'t require a coin to operate as itis now. These were made under the direction of Bell Telephoneengineers and are nearly identical to Western Electric payphones. Ifyou would like this phone to work, and would enjoy tinkering with itto make it work, I can provide parts (at additional cost) a network,line-cord and diagram (instructions) for a fee as stated above.

Thispayphone is much like it was when in use in the 50\'s, 60\'s, 70\'s orearly 1980\'s (98% of these were pulled out of the booths starting inthe 1970\'s). They started popping up in sizable quantities by 1981 inTelco graveyards. Bell prevented these from being sold to the public.I invested in quantities in the 1980\'s and sold them similarly. Atthis time we are one of around 3 who have 80 or more and at least 2of us are likely to sell nearly everything having to do with old 3 -Slotter (the phones, all parts, and related accessories). Most ofmine have been sitting around since the late 70\'s and early 1980\'s.Where-as until spring of 2014 I saw to it that those were in usablecondition. I\'ll still provide them this way but now offer them“untouched” (except where I notice a part is absent).