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The Paris Métro operates coin-operated toilets in its underground stations; and even non-mechanized toilets occasionally have attendants who accept tips. In Germany, many lavatories at service stations on the Autobahn have pay toilets with turnstiles, though as in France, customers typically receive a voucher equal to the toilet fee.
Same coin slot, same turn handle, same flash-chrome finish — even the same brand, Nik-O-Lock. It might make some people nostalgic for the good old days, although I can’t imagine who, or why.
Vacuum cleaners, often coin-operated, are a common amenity to allow the cleaning of vehicle interiors, either by the customer or by an attendant. Some stations are equipped with car washes. Car washes are sometimes offered free of charge or at a discounted price with a certain amount of fuel purchased.
A Sanisette, a freestanding, free toilet stall in Paris.(formerly coin-operated) Toilets that require the user to pay may be street furniture or be inside a building, e.g. a shopping mall, department store, or railway station. The reason for charging money is usually for the maintenance of the equipment.
Half of the schools were gifted water dispensers in the cafeteria and water-bottle filling stations in areas of high traffic, Patel said. The other half didn’t make any changes. The group that ...
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Telemeter was an American subscription television service developed by the International Telemeter Corporation, that operated from 1953 to 1967. Telemeter was used on a coin-to-box machine connected to any television set. When the right amount of money was deposited into the box, a scrambled signal sent through coaxial cables was unscrambled ...
The Standard Oil Company of Pennsylvania (later Exxon) was the exclusive filling station franchisee on sections of the Turnpike that opened prior to 1950—principally, the Irwin–Carlisle section. Sunoco was also awarded franchises in the 1980s for the filling stations at the Sideling Hill and (now-closed) Hempfield travel plazas.