Package Deal of Original Western Electric 30C Lock With 1 Key For 233 Payphone Vault 233 and 5 other Locks with no keys for Parts and 2 unmatched Keys.

Among the most interesting, and formidable, lever-tumbler locks in the United States were made by the Western Electric company to secure (former) Bell System coin telephones. (Similar locks were also made by Northern Electric and Automatic Electric to serve the Canadian and US independent telco markets.) These locks (as well as the payphones themselves) were required to withstand considerable physical abuse and function reliably for long periods with only limited maintenance. The design is thought to effectively resist virtually any practical picking or bypass attack to which it might be realistically exposed in the field. Tens of thousands of the various original versions of these locks remain in service across the country today, over 20 years after the breakup of the Bell System.

Western Electric style Payphone 233 lever type vault door lock with One matching serialized Key. It is Marked Western Electric 30C. Made in USA with Key Numbers. For Western Electric 233 Payphones. All are Model 30C with former Model  30A and 30B being sold out having the same dimensions. 

These locks are practically pick-proof with one coming with serialized key custom to the lock. We have already sold 46 and this is the last lock with matching key along with five addiional locks without keys and 2 unmatach keys. 

Dimensions: Width 2.95” x Height 1.9” x Depth 1.06”

Lock Tab Dimensions: 0.81” x 0.156” Protrudes 0.3”

Mounting: 4 Holes: 0.275” Diameter, 1.2” x 2.4” Spaced Apart

Internal Mechanism: Lever – Extremely difficult to pick.

Material: Lock is Constructed of Steel.

Key is are serialized and specific for that lock. Locks will not accept Universal Keys which increases security and prevents use of another Lock’s keys.

Package deals comes with Five additional Vault Locks without keys and 2 unmatch keys.  

Shared-spring lever design dates to 1966 (US Patent 3,402,581) and been in use for over 50 years.

Will reportedly also work on Northern Electric Payphones. 

Procured directly from a Western Electric Authorized Repair Dealer over 30 years ago with other Western Electric products such as relays, cord sets, connectors, etc. Removed from used or salvaged payphone many years ago. 

Genuine Vintage Western Electric – Rare – High Quality - No Counterfeit – USA

Proudly Made in USA

• 30A (Early Version): Sold Out - The foundational lock, often considered harder to find now; uses simpler keying.
• 30B (Mid-Generation): Sold Out - Improved upon the 30A, often featuring fixed vertical wards in the keyway, requiring deeper cuts in the key for operation, enhancing security over the 30A.
• 30C (Advanced Version): Included the advanced warding of the 30B plus a unique, serrated, spring-loaded "tumbler lock" that would effectively jam the levers once they reached the correct position, preventing manipulation even if unlocked, a feature not present in the 30B. 

Additional Application Note: The Western Electric 1D2 payphone uses 30 Style for the vault (lower) door and a #10-type lock (10G or 10H) for the upper housing. 

Note this is the only Key Vault Lock remaining after selling 46. Rere - We do not expect getting any more so we packaged it with Five Other Locks not having match keys. See Pictures.