Northern Electric 197H Payphone

The Northern Electric 197H (1957) is a Canadian three-slot, ten-cent prepay payphone. It features heavy cast-metal construction, rotary dial operation, and central-office-controlled electro-mechanical coin relay and hopper. Part of Northern Electric’s 190-series evolution, it represents mature mid-20th-century Bell Canada paystation design prior to single-slot modernization.

Name	NORTHERN ELECTRIC 197H
Date	1957
Manufacturer	Northern Electric

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1957 Northern Electric 197H Payphone

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The Northern Electric 197H (1957) is a Canadian three-slot, ten-cent prepay payphone. It features heavy cast-metal construction, rotary dial operation, and central-office-controlled electro-mechanical coin relay and hopper. Part of Northern Electric’s 190-series evolution, it represents mature mid-20th-century Bell Canada paystation design prior to single-slot modernization.

Canada, Northern Electric (later Nortel), Telephone Box, Three Slot, USA, Wall Mounted, Western Electric / AT&T / Bell System

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