Northern Electric 200 Payphone

The 1962 Northern Electric 200-C is a non-dial, central-office-controlled payphone designed for operator-assisted service. Typically postpay, users lifted the handset and relied on the operator for call placement and billing. Featuring robust cast-metal construction and secure coin vaulting, it reflects transitional Canadian paystation design before universal direct-dial deployment

NameNORTHERN ELECTRIC 200-C
Date1962
ManufacturerNorthern Electric

Development of the NORTHERN ELECTRIC 200 Payphone

1962 Northern Electric 200-C, a non-dial payphone

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The 1962 Northern Electric 200-C is a non-dial, central-office-controlled payphone designed for operator-assisted service. Typically postpay, users lifted the handset and relied on the operator for call placement and billing. Featuring robust cast-metal construction and secure coin vaulting, it reflects transitional Canadian paystation design before universal direct-dial deployment
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