AWS 7 coin-operated multi-zone payphone

The item presented here is a public payphone, which allowed calls to be made once the caller had paid by inserting a coin or token in the appropriate slot. The automation inside the device tested the physical properties of the inserted object, such as its dimensions, weight, and magnetic properties. If they were within the required ranges, appropriate for the required means of payment, the device would allow the call to be made or continued. Payphones manufactured by the Telkom-Telos enterprise in Kraków were commonplace on Polish streets from the early 1960s. The AWS 7 model is the last design of this type. Payphones used in the 1990s used tokens. This was because of the high inflation and depreciation of money, which led to the temporary withdrawal of coins from circulation. Coins were not reintroduced until the redenomination of the zloty in 1995. Manufacturer: Telkom-Telos, Kraków, 1997 Inv. no.: MIM 319/VIII-13 Model prepared on the basis of photogrammetric measurements Licence: CC BY-NC-SA