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Large mobile phone call box with advertising sign, used in Bamenda, Cameroon, 1997-2012. Constructed by the owner over 15 years.
Call boxes are a popular industry in Cameroon. Those who operate the boxes offer mobile phone minutes or telephone calls to customers. The boxes are often brightly coloured. The owner of this box, Emmanuel Bongsunu, began working in the mobile phone industry some time around 1997, when it was not a large business in Cameroon. Over the years, as business has improved, so has the size of his call box. He had even expanded into selling small items such as food and cigarettes.
Main body of a large mobile phone call box with advertising sign, used in Bamenda, Cameroon, 1997-2012
Roof of a large mobile phone call box with advertising sign, used in Bamenda, Cameroon, 1997-2012
Free standing box, part of a large mobile phone call box with advertising sign, used in Bamenda, Cameroon, 1997-2012
Sign showing prices of services available at a large mobile phone call box used in Bamenda, Cameroon, 1997-2012
Six wooden planks serving as floor to large call-box used in Bamenda, Cameroon, 1997-2012
Hatch door for large call-box, wooden frame with plywood, painted white, with hinges and brackets to fix to main box. Used in Bamenda, Cameroon, 1997-2012
Wood and plywood door to shelving unit at front of large call-box. Two hinges plus fastening loop, aluminium sheet skirting to base. Used in Bamenda, Cameroon, 1997-2012
Original nails removed from large call-box during disassembly and reassembly processes for transport and exhibition; some with washers (roof nails). Used in Bamenda, Cameroon, 1997-2012
Eleven spare pieces of wood and trim, all with protruding nails, from large call-box used in Bamenda, Cameroon, 1997-2012
