Boxes, Coin Collecting No. 16


Box, Coin Collecting, No. 16
Fitted in public call offices and subscribers' coin-box installations in C.B.S. and Magneto exchange areas.  The public call box version has a larger and more secure cash compartment.  Locks and Bellsets were ordered separately.

Includes:-
1 x Adapter No. 1.
1 x Front No. 6 (Drawing 90385/1 & 90385/2).
1 x Chute No. 1.
1 x Label No. 306.
1 x Container No. 12.
1 x Mechanism No. 16B.


Box, Coin Collecting, No. 16A
Fitted at subscribers' coin-box installations in C.B.S. and magneto exchange areas. 

Includes:-
1 x Adapter No. 1 (Drawing 63940).
1 x Front No. 6 (Drawing 90385/1 & 90385/2).
1 x Chute No. 1 (Drawing 63931).
1 x Label No. 306 (Drawing 90148).
1 x Container No. 13.
1 x Mechanism No. 16C (Drawing 63907).


Box, Coin Collecting, No. 16B
This is fitted at public call offices and comprises Container, No. 8A, Front, No. 2 and Mechanism, No. 16.  As this mechanism occupies less space in the Container No. 8A than Mechanism No. 14, a Chute, No. 1 is provided.  This is an enclosed channel, forming an extension to the money funnel, through which coins are directed, via the money funnel, into the cash compartment.  An Adapter, No. 1 is also provided in order to close the 'B' button aperture (not required) in the side of the Container No. 8A and to act as the lower hinge support for Mechanism No. 16.

Includes:-
1 x Adapter No. 1 (Drawing 63940).
1 x Front No. 6 (Drawing 90385).
1 x Chute No. 1 (Drawing 63931).
1 x Label No. 306 (Drawing 90148).
1 x Container No. 8A (Drawing 63934).
1 x Mechanism No. 16 (Drawing 63907).

Specification - S266 (Dated 1954).
 

Box, Coin Collecting, No. 16C
This type is fitted on subscribers' coin-box installations.  The container is a Container, No. 10A, designed to take the cash drawer Tray, No. 1.  The chute extension, adapter and mechanism provided are as described for Box, Coin, Collecting, No. 16B, complete.

Includes:-
1 x Adapter No. 1 (Drawing 63940).
1 x Front No. 6 (Drawing 90385).
1 x Chute No. 1 (Drawing 63931).
1 x Label No. 306 (Drawing 90148).
1 x Container No. 10A (Drawing 63942).
1 x Mechanism No. 16C (Drawing 63907).

Specification - S266 (Dated 1954).
 

All the boxes are provided with a plain black front (Front, No. 6) containing a refund cup.  They are all fitted with a Mechanism No. 16.

A Bellset No. 34 (Magneto & C.B.S. 1, 2 or 3) would be fitted inside the coin box and a Telephone No. 196 would be installed.

There are no A or B buttons associated with this equipment, as the call is under complete control of the operator who instructs the user when to put the coins in.

Label No. 306
The Label No. 306 (pictured below) is an enamelled instruction plate that fits on the top of the box, held in place by the denomination plate.  The picture is of an Irish coin box as they used 1p, 2p and 5p.

 

Denomination Plate
The original denomination plate was produced in Brass and Chromium plated with a Matt finish (1d, 6d and 1s).
Drawing - 63934/8.

For decimalised boxes the denomination plate was plastic based and was called a Kit No. 174A (2p and 10P) or from 1970 onwards a Kit No. 174B (5p and 10P).
Drawing - 93116.

Kit No. 164 component parts (This is an Irish denomination plate)



Locks

Locks No. 31 or 39 - Engineering cover on all variants.
Locks No. 6 - Public version cash compartment.
Locks No. 14 - Renters version cash compartment.


Box, Coin Collecting, No. 16B with cover off and Mechanism in the open position, exposing the Bellset.

 

Box, Coin Collecting, No. 16B
Pubic Kiosk
Box, Coin Collecting, No. 16C
Subscribers premises
 

 

 
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