Pay phone Story

The history of the Payphone

B-TE-02 Temperate Louvre-Glazed Wooden Cabinet Phone Booth

Name Temperate Louvre-Glazed Wooden Cabinet Date 1956 Manufacturer PMG Sydney Workshops Usage Public call box Notes See below Further notes In1956 Sydney Workshops adopted another design as standard, known as the Temperate style (Fig.22), this cabinet was built of timber but featured louvre glazing as opposed to fixed glass glazing and an asbestos cement roof.…

Name	Temperate Louvre-Glazed Wooden Cabinet
Date	1956
Manufacturer	PMG Sydney Workshops
Usage	Public call box
Notes	See below

TEMPERATE Westmoreland Street Glebe, 1970s

Further notes

In1956 Sydney Workshops adopted another design as standard, known as the Temperate style (Fig.22), this cabinet was built of timber but featured louvre glazing as opposed to fixed glass glazing and an asbestos cement roof. Again the wooden floor was omitted and the cabinet mounted on four metal angle brackets one and a half inches above the concrete floor base. Durable timber was specified, and lighting and acoustics improved with a plush-fitting and acoustic lining in the ceiling. The louvre glazing provided most of the ventilation, and was assisted by ventilation through the ceiling and under the gap between sides and floor. Inside colour for both ‘Flag’ and ‘Temperate’ styles was light green dappled dark green.

Source- (with thanks to)
History of the telephone in New South Wales / by Jim Bateman
[Croydon, N.S.W.] : J. Bateman, 1980 ISBN: 0959478701