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Telephone Talk => Pay Station Telephones => Automatic Electric Pay Phones => Topic started by: oldguy on January 04, 2021, 10:52:22 PM

Title: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: oldguy on January 04, 2021, 10:52:22 PM
I won this AE touch tone 3 slot on shopgoodwill.com for 101.01 + 24.76 = 125.77. I've always wanted a touch tone 3 slot. I have couple of single slot TTs & a 1C dial single slots, when I saw this chrome 3 slot TT I figured I NEEDED IT😁, if the price didn't go too high. I just happened to have my iPad opened & remembered that auction was ending that day. I looked & it had 2 minutes left. So it was a last minute bid. I didn't want to pay more than $100.00, so I bid $101.01. After I won, I looked at the bid history & the next closest bid was $101.00🤔😀 the chrome is good. The upper opens with a screw driver but not the vault door. I read the dials are junk🙁 I think it was a good price? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: Jim Stettler on January 04, 2021, 11:29:13 PM
I think you got a good deal.

You should put it in the January 2021 Find of the Month.
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=24696.0

I don't mind paying $100 for a nice payphone if I can haul it  home.
$25.00 shipping for a 3 slot payphone is cheap.
JMO,
Jim


Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: ..... on January 05, 2021, 07:19:17 AM
Quote from: Jim Stettler on January 04, 2021, 11:29:13 PM
I think you got a good deal.

You should put it in the January 2021 Find of the Month.
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=24696.0

I don't mind paying $100 for a nice payphone if I can haul it  home.
$25.00 shipping for a 3 slot payphone is cheap.
JMO,
Jim

I agree! Good deal.
Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: Doug Rose on January 05, 2021, 10:49:10 AM
Quote from: oldguy on January 04, 2021, 10:52:22 PM
I won this AE touch tone 3 slot on shopgoodwill.com for 101.01 + 24.76 = 125.77. I've always wanted a touch tone 3 slot. I have couple of single slot TTs & a 1C dial single slots, when I saw this chrome 3 slot TT I figured I NEEDED IT😁, if the price didn't go too high. I just happened to have my iPad opened & remembered that auction was ending that day. I looked & it had 2 minutes left. So it was a last minute bid. I didn't want to pay more than $100.00, so I bid $101.01. After I won, I looked at the bid history & the next closest bid was $101.00🤔😀 the chrome is good. The upper opens with a screw driver but not the vault door. I read the dials are junk🙁 I think it was a good price? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
GREAT Price Gary! Looks to be in really nice shape. Shipping for this seems awfully low, give them instructions on how you want it packed....Doug
Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: Key2871 on January 05, 2021, 11:22:50 AM
I agree, a good price. I had an AE a few years ago, I got it it was all locked with no keys. I was told the take the lower off hope no coin box and remove the lock from the inside.
There was no coin box so it wasn't too bad getting into it.
So try removing the screws from the back, there will be a couple from the other way, you have to try and drill those and hope they back off. And hope there isnt a coin box. Or you have to destroy that to get to the lock.
Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: shortrackskater on January 05, 2021, 12:25:42 PM
That's a great price!
I also had no vault key for one of my three-slot phones. From the back, I unscrewed the two screws, then I carefully filed in a notch on the back of the other screws, which are fastened from the inside. Once the notch was deep enough, I was able to turn them to the inside (clockwise) until they dropped in, and then was able to remove the vault housing. Hopefully, there will be a cash box inside. I was able to remove mine as well, without destroying the lid as others have had to do.
Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: Pourme on January 05, 2021, 02:07:22 PM
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That's a great phone Gary! It's the same one I have. My only pay phone. Well worth the $100.

Well bought!

Benny
Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: oldguy on January 06, 2021, 06:23:54 PM
Thank you: Jim, Duffy, Doug, Ken, Mark & Benny😀 I appreciate the input. So Benny, we both have good taste in pay phones😉  I now have 9 payphones, the 8 in my home office/phone room & the one in my phone booth.when I built the backboard for my payphone I had 1 3 slot & one single slot & what I thought was plenty of room for all the payphones I would ever have🤔😜 or so I thought.
Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: Key2871 on January 06, 2021, 06:55:28 PM
Lookin good! Nice work.
Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: shortrackskater on January 06, 2021, 06:57:06 PM
Let us know what you find inside when you get the lower housing off.
Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: oldguy on January 07, 2021, 02:08:34 PM
I will if I get it off. I don't want to destroy the phone, since I can make it a beautiful working phone without getting into the vault.
Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: Key2871 on January 07, 2021, 02:19:22 PM
Screws are replaceable. At the most that's what you may need. The only way you can check for a coin box is to take the upper off and look down the hopper and see if you see chrome in the bottom, or black.
Finding a new lock with a key isn't that hard. Coin boxes are also plentiful.
So you don't need to destroy the set.
Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: shortrackskater on January 07, 2021, 06:32:03 PM
Quote from: oldguy on January 07, 2021, 02:08:34 PM
I will if I get it off. I don't want to destroy the phone, since I can make it a beautiful working phone without getting into the vault.

Did you read what I posted on how I removed mine? It wasn't all that difficult to create slots in bottoms of the two other screws, basically creating heads. :)
Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: oldguy on January 07, 2021, 11:45:11 PM
Yes I did Mark & I plan on trying it when I get some spare time so I can be patient. Thanks for the info.
Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: shortrackskater on January 08, 2021, 11:18:31 AM
Mine had a few coins jiggling around in the cash can. I was hoping they'd be silver dimes, but nope... just a few 20 year old nickels and one 10 year old dime.  Dang!
I wish I could recall what I did exactly. I know I used some lubricant and got the box out, with the lid, undamaged. Good luck.
Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: oldguy on January 12, 2021, 01:59:10 PM
I was looking at my phone to start working on it. The screws are recessed & I don't understand how to file slots in them🤔🤔?
Title: Re: Find of the month January 2021
Post by: oldguy on January 12, 2021, 02:41:30 PM
The next closest bid should have been "$101.00".
Title: Re: Re: Find of the month January 2021
Post by: countryman on January 12, 2021, 02:55:18 PM
I like those bids, I always type things like 50.55 or 101.11 instead of 50 or 100.
Early bidding does nothing but push the price up, so it's inevitable to babysit the computer or phone to place last minute bids since the formerly good working automatic bidding apps are disabled.
Title: Re: Re: Find of the month January 2021
Post by: HarrySmith on January 12, 2021, 03:11:24 PM
That's' a great bidding strategy. I always do the same thing, add a dollar and a few cents. Won many auctions by a penny or two.
Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: Key2871 on January 12, 2021, 03:19:59 PM
Gary when I did mine, I drilled a small hole inserted a small easy out and turned it counter clock wise to lock it in, then turned to the right to back it out. I also taped the end lightly to gain grip and to help loosen the screws. That was a trick Paul Vaverchack told me to try.
It worked well enough to get the screws out and get the vaul base off the set. Then your clear to get to the lock screws to get the lock out.
Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: ..... on January 12, 2021, 04:27:16 PM
I had one the would not come out, so I used a Dremel with a cutting wheel. That worked, then I filled the cuts with JB weld. Looks good as new.
Title: Re: AE TT 3 slot pay phone
Post by: shortrackskater on January 12, 2021, 08:00:49 PM
I did the same as Duffy, although my screws were protruding out more. So they must have been replaced at some time.