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NO.4 POST-PAID PUBLIC TELEPHONE

Type:    Client Equipments
Maker:    TELECOM REPAIRING SHOP, TAIWAN TELECOMMUNICATION ADMINISTRATION BUREAU
Place Made:    Taiwan
Date Made:    1960
SIZE:    L24.5* W28.5* H32cm
Function/Purpose:    This payphone has the ability to collect fees. People can make calls by inserting coins into the slot of the payphone, which possesses the following features: NT50 cent coin accepted only. For local telephone communication only.
Characteristics:    The telecom repairing shop began developing payphones in the early 1960s. This payphone is modified from No.4 automatic telephone by adding a slot for inserting coins and a coin box. After dialing to connect with the receiver, the caller has to insert coins to activate the communication loop in order to talk with the receiver., That is why it is called a post-paid payphone.

 

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