On eBay – The Payphone Project

Faith on Fear: An eBay Payphone Connection to a Church in Wisconsin

the payphone project — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 18:06:41 +0000

I found myself watching a church sermon today, live streamed on Facebook from the Faith Church on Fear Street in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. I am not religious, despite having attended Catholic schools from the 3rd grade all the way through high school. I attend a church once in a while. My only interest is the…

Hot Dog House Payphone Up For Grabs On eBay

the payphone project — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:04:06 +0000

Through browsing data at my old listings of payphone numbers and locations I quickly concluded that this non-working rotary dial payphone up for grabs on eBay used to be located at the Hot Dog House in Bellefonte, PA, even served as the house phone for the store.

Rotary Payphone SOLD on eBay, With a Small Backstory

the payphone project — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:12:34 +0000

I love when my ancient listings of old payphone numbers and locations connect with something in modern times. This restored rotary dial phone once inhabited an Army/Navy store in Jackson Heights, Queens.

The “Rolls Royce” of Payphones, the Standard Electrica ITT, Was Up For Grabs on eBay

the payphone project — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 02:55:52 +0000

The "Rolls Royce of payphones (~1986) can now be yours at what looks like a damn good price. The Standard Electrica ITT payphone is up for grabs on eBay.

On eBay: A Payphone From the Donut Shack in Lexington, Kentucky

the payphone project — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 02:02:55 +0000

Data from The Payphone Project connects a rare green-colored 3-slot payphone made by the Automatic Electric Company to a place called the Donut Shack in Lexington, Kentucky.

On eBay: A Statue of Liberty Payphone

the payphone project — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 20:00:11 +0000

This old payphone up for grabs on eBay has a secret that only the Payphone Project’s archive of former payphone numbers and locations could reveal. This old rotary dial payphone was once used on Liberty Island, at the Statue of Liberty, in New York Harbor.

On eBay: Automatic Electric 3-Slot Rotary Payphone

the payphone project — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 21:13:33 +0000

The phone number shown on this Automatic Electric unit does not appear in the Payphone Project’s archive of Wisconsin payphone locations past and present. A number fairly close to it (608-782-9055) shows that a payphone once existed at Hunter’s Last Chance, a bar at 150 South Leonard Street in West Salem, Wisconsin.

On eBay: 1961 Northern Electric NE-233QA Rotary Pay Phone

the payphone project — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 14:53:50 +0000

The 716 area code printed on the placard indicates this phone was used somewhere in western New York. The phone number shown on the payphone – (716) 394-9577 – is not found on the Payphone Project’s archive of past payphone locations, but numbers very close to it are listed in the city of Canandaigua. The closest number to this one is (716) 394-9594 at Pudgie’s Pizza on Main Street. Perhaps this payphone was once used at a place near there in Canandaigua.