Greek Payphone- OTE Payphone 1975

Dating from about 1957, this Greek wall-mounted coin telephone has a green metal and Bakelite casing, steel rotary dial, coin slot and return opening. Its black plastic handset rests in a metal cradle and connects by an aluminium spiral cable. Greek instructions explain the operating sequence. The manufacturer remains unidentified.

NameOTE Blue Payphone 1957
Date1957 (date suggested by OTE museum, but appears early for this design)
ManufacturerOTE. It looks like a local design development from the Siemens coin payphone
CreditWith thanks to- https://collections.otegroupmuseum.gr

OTE Payphone 1957

Dating from about 1957, this Greek wall-mounted coin telephone is preserved in the OTE Group Telecommunications Museum. Its green metal and Bakelite casing measures 37 × 33 × 17 centimetres. A black steel rotary dial occupies the upper centre, while coins were inserted through the slot at the upper right.

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