page_title: Call box
hierarchical_section_title: Call box
caption_attribution_description: Police call box at corner of D St. and 13½ St. NW, Washington DC.
context_page_description: A call box or callbox is a box containing a special-purpose direct line telephone or other telecommunications device, which has been used by various industries and institutions as a way for employees or clients at a remote location to contact a central dispatch office.
context_section_description: A call box or callbox is a (usually metal) box containing a special-purpose direct line telephone or other telecommunications device, which has been used by various industries and institutions as a way for employees or clients at a remote location to contact a central dispatch office.
caption: Police callbox, Washington, D.C., 1912
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