JOHNSON D BUS TROLLEY FARE BOX NYC SUBWAY Start Price USD 599.99 Current Price USD 599.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 15, 2008 End Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 Location Brooklyn, New York See more about 'JOHNSON D BUS TROLLEY FARE BOX NYC SUBWAY ' Description Offered for sale here is a former New York City Fare Box, (#8596) the MODEL "D" JOHNSON FAREBOX. This particular box was ordered from the factory as a "cranker". It is a VERY EARLY farebox, a single dialer. Originally turnstyles were used on many of the New York City Trolleys. The Johnson Farebox Model D replaced many of these turnstyles. Some of the older equipment at the time were retrofitted with these earlier boxes that were converted with a motor. This particular box served in Manhattan on the Fifth Avenue Coach lines. Some transit properties had their own shops that retrofitted the early crankers with electric motors, usually 12 volt. This farebox was converted by the New York City Transit System from a "cranker" to a motorized unit with a 12 volt motor. This farebox accepts Pennies, Nickles, Dimes. This fare box has been completely professionally restored, both cosmetically and mechanically. It works perfectly. However, this piece of history is approximately one hundred years old, and retains as much of its original character as possible. It was in service for many years on lines served by New York Railway, Fifth Avenue Coach, Fifth Avenue Bus, and MABSTOA. (Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority). In restoring this box, it was chemically stripped, sandblasted, primed, and painted to original factory colors. Most of the hardware was wire wheeled, polished, and clear coated. The mechanism and motor assembly was completely disassembled and lubricated. A new drive belt is installed as well as a new electric plug, which requires a 12 volt regulated power supply (Radio Shack Catalog Number 22-508). Any questions, please contact OLDJUKEBOX at AOL. S&H a flat $75 anywhere in the US. Local picup available - Brooklyn, NY Please visit "JOHNSONFAREBOX.COM". Below is an excerpt from their site. In 1909, 1912 and 1914 Tom L. Johnson was granted patents to build and refine a registering fare box. This fare box was to evolve into the Type D that was the main stay of the Johnson Fare Box Company for many years. The early models had a larger body but the same registering mechanism. Shortly thereafter the standard Type D design size as we know it came into being. This basic design continued with some minor modifications until after World War II. The early models were manual "crankers," where by the operator or conductor cranked a handle on the side to run the money through the counting mechanism. Then he or she took the change out of the bottom. The cyclometers on the faceplate registered the money that passed through. At the beginning of the run or shift the operator or conductor took a reading. At the end of the run or shift another reading was taken and he or she was responsible to turn in the amount of money that was registered. These counting mechanisms were very well made and accurate, and there was very little chance for error. In the 1930s when one-person crews were coming into being, an electric version of the D box was developed. This model had a 12volt motor attached to the bottom of the main housing by means of a belt connecting two pulleys. The electric motor did the work of cranking the box. Many of the earlier D boxes were motorized as Johnson sold a kit to do this. The motorized boxes were taller than the manual ones. The D boxes could take multiple coins at the same time, which made for fast loading at stops. They were factory set to take any type and size of coin or token as specified by the transit company ordering them. The largest coin that these two models could take was a quarter. As the fares went up, many of the earlier boxes that did not take quarters were modified . Place a Bid!