Telephone Booth

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Bell Telephone Booth
Bell Telephone Booth
Bell Telephone Booth
Bell Telephone Booth
Bell Telephone Booth
Bell Telephone Booth
Title
Bell Telephone Booth
Creation Date
1956

Dimensions

83 inches H x 30.5 inches W x 30.5 inches D

Description
Wooden telephone booth with bifold glass doors. Door has metal handle. White plastic sign above door has blue lettering ‘Phone’ and graphic of a Bell in a Circle. Interior is white with gray speckled paneling, floor is gray linoleum. Built in gray fiberglass bench seat on left. Fiber glass ledge in back right corner below black push button phone with handset. Slot for coins are on top of the phone body. Framed sign on the ride side of the interior reads ‘Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific telephone for paying passengers only! Deposit a nickel wait for the operator and make your call. Absolutely no long distance calls on this phone! This means you buster! The Station Agent is watching!’

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