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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. |
| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | 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 | 7-up | Vendolator, Model 33 | 1998 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Bally, Magic Ball, Chicago, c.1937, 24 x 74 In. | 2008 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Clown, Wood, Cast Aluminum Marquee, 33 x 20 x 10 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Electric Treatment Shocker, Stamped 3880, Mills Novelty Co., 23 In. | 2008 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Electricity Is Life Shocker, Oak Stand, Cast Iron Base, 15 x 54 In. | 2008 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Foot Massager, Vibr-O, 1 Cent, Light-Up, Glass, Metal, 1930s, 62 x 16 In. | 2010 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Football, Chester Pollard, 1920-30, 44 x 18 x 72 In. | 2010 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Goalie, Soccer, 46 x 36 x 64 In. | 2010 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Jumping Jack, Gottlieb, 69 x 54 x 29 In. | 2010 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Marksman Sharp-Shooter, Blue, Red, Yellow, Cylindrical, 5 Cent, 72 In. | 2008 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Palm Reader, Gypsy Palmist, 1 Cent, Wood Case, 63 In. | 2010 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Pelican Game, Feed Bill, Mechanical Amusement Co., Tonawanda, N.Y. | 2009 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Personality Indicator, Exhibit Supply Co., Oak, Nickel Feet, 83 In. | 2008 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Photographer, Sitter’s Skirt Goes Up, Reveals Bloomers, France, 1800s | 2009 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Pot Of Gold, 5 Cent, Metal, 16 1/2 x 13 In. | 2008 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Rifle Gallery, 20 Shots, Model No. 449, 30 x 45 x 91 In. | 2010 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Rifle Game, Shoot The Bear, Coin Entry Stand, 74 x 44 x 25 In. | 2010 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Shocker, 1 Cent, Oak, 13 1/2 In. | 2008 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Shocker, 1 Cent, Wood Case, Cast Aluminum Facade, Marquee, 19 1/2 In. | 2008 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Shocker, Electricity Is Life, Midland Mfg., Chicago, 1 Cent, Key, 22 x 24 In. | 2010 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Speedway, Chicago Coin, 1970, 69 x 39 1/4 x 29 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Target, Indians Shooting At Target, 1 Cent, Wood, Metal, 19 x 21 In. | 2008 | | Coin-Operated Machines | Arcade | Whirly Bird, Fly Helicopter, 1960s, 66 x 34 x 34 In. | 2010 |
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