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Coin-operated machines of all types are collected. The vending machine is an ancient invention dating back to 200 B.C., when holy water was dispensed in a coin-operated vase. Smokers in seventeenth-century England could buy tobacco from a coin-operated box. It was not until after the Civil War that the technology made modern coin-operated games and vending machines plentiful. Coin-operated machines play music, are used for gambling and skill tests, and dispense products like gum or perfume. Slot machines, arcade games, and dispensers are all collected.
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| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Coin-Operated Machines | Quartoscope | Girlie Photos | 1998 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Slot | Mills, Dewey Jackpot | 1998 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Slot | Mills, Dispenses Golf Balls | 1998 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Slot | Mills, Upright Perfection | 1998 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Slot | Rock-ola, World Series | 1998 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Slot | Watling, Rol-a-top, 5 Cent | 1998 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Gum | Pulver's Chocolate Cocoa & Gum, 1 Cent, 1889 | 1998 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Slot | Jennings, Operator's Bell, Wooden Front, 25 Cent | 1998 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Trade Stimulator | Joker's Wild | 1998 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Stollwerck's Chocolate Confection | 1998 | | Coin-Operated Machines | 7-up | 10 Cent Slider | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | 7-up | Free Vendor, Water Cooled, Embossed All 4 Sides | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Ball-point Pen | Stamp Machine Shape, Blue Pen Front, 1950s | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Candy | Hershey, 1 Cent | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Candy | Little Abner, 1950s | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Candy Scale | National, Rebrassed, 1910s | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Cigarette | Art Deco, 1940s | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Civilian Defense-remember Pearl Harbor | Enemy Aircraft, 17 1/2 In. | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Dixie Cup Dispenser | Model 31-b, 1 Cent | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Egg Dispenser | Chicken House, Electric, Germany, 25 Cemts, 1939 | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Electric Shock | Mills, 1930s | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Exhibit Card Dispenser | Oak, 2 Cents | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Football | Kicker & Catcher, 17 1/2 In. | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Fortune Teller | Gypsy Grandma, 5 Cents | 1997 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Fortune Teller | Madame X, 1 Cent | 1997 |
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