The Pay Phone

 

Modern Marvels (on the History Channel) give an excellent demonstration of how pay phones were used in the 1950's. Plus viewers get to see one of the earliest pay phones.

 Here is a question to think about. In the 1950's, a pay phone could not tell how much money was put in them, whether the coin be a dime, nickle or quarter. How did people connect long distance verse local if the pay phone couldn't tell the difference in money? Watch the short video to find out.