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Posted 2 years ago
CowboyFan84
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Well honestly i don't know much about it. My father passed it down to me, he use to a old phone man for GTE and worked on the sidelines in the 70's. Just thought maybe someone could me out as far as the history and value this phone has? It was made by Automatic Electric and I do have the code # as well.
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Automatic Electric TelephonesAutomatic Electric was founded in 1891 as Strowger Automatic Telephone Exch…
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Automatic Electric the manufacturing arm of GTE moved from Chicago to Northlake, Il in 1957. The payphone would have been manufactured any time after 1969 because of the anti theft coin return. The early payphones from the 1940's/50's sell in the $300.00 to 400.00 and some cases more. the later models from the 1970/80's sell for $150.00, but to a Dallas Cawboy fan your could sell for more.
I do appreciate the info Tom. Now how would I go about finding the year it was manufactured?
Inside the payphone housing there should be a date stamped. If yours is a repaint inside and out the date could be painted over.
Love the phone, needs a horse shoe on the front though. Lol