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Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings

Avoncroft 3D objects

Instructions for use
Select an object to view from the list below. To rotate either click on the rotate icon located in the bottom right hand corner of the image or click and drag within the object window.

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Ericsson Speakerphone
A/B Coinbox mechanism 1
A/B Coinbox mechanism 2
Pay on answer (POA) payphone
Renters prepayment coin collecting box
Strowger switches

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Renters prepayment coin collecting box

The standard Post Office prepayment coin collecting box consisted of a pressed steel case with stove enamelling as a protection against corrosion. The top portion houses the mechanism and the lower portion forms a cash compartment. On top of the box 3 coin slots are provided, which would initially have been marked "penny", "sixpence" and "shilling" prior to decimalisation.