Gray - Hotel Paystation - Candlestick Antique Phones - Brown with NU handset

- Brown with NU handset

The Bakelite sleeve has been lovingly buff back to a beautiful shine

but this is how it would have come from the factory

These phones are also affectionately known as the "Pancake"

We have added a modern network to this beauty

Gray - Hotel Paystation - Candlestick Antique Phones - Brown with NU handsetHistory Dr. Gray invented the early pay box and sold them to many telephone companies. Each coin makes a distinct sound as it is deposited through the chutes. A solid brass dial Western Electric ( Bell) candlestick is part of this instrument. In the early days they were set up on the hotel front desk for guests to use. They were hidden behind the desk to prevent theft. ( They were full of coins) These pay stations were often brought to your table at