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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. |
| Image | Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Strength Tester | 1 Cent, Red, Blue, Cast Iron, 61 x 28 x 17 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Strength Tester | Test Quest, Question, Answer, Grunig Mfg., 10 x 12 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Strength Tester | Uncle Sam, Caille, c.1950s, 64 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Trade Stimulator | Caille, 5 Cent, Cast Iron, Wood Base, 8 x 7 x 10 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Trade Stimulator | Caille, Good Luck, 1 Cent, 5 Reel Cigar, 11 x 15 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Trade Stimulator | The Ace, Charles Fey, 10 x 8 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Trade Stimulator | Uncle Sam, Wood Carving, Painted, Early 20th Century, 71 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Trade Stimulator | Watling Cupid, Gum Vendor, Cast Iron, 15 x 18 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Candy, 8 Pulls, 6 x 30 x 14 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Candy, DuGrenier, Red, White, 62 1/2 x 29 x 16 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Candy, Stoner Theater Candy, Mirror, 61 x 29 x 14 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Candy, Univendor, Burgundy, Silver Pinstripe, 71 x 29 x 12 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Cards, Whom You Should Marry, 1 Cent, 1924, 72 x 25 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Cigar, National, Art Deco Style, Chrome Trim, Graphics, 23 x 67 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Cigarette, 1 Cent, Mirror, 1940s, 36 x 17 1/2 x 9 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Cigarette, Rowe, Illuminated Clockface, Mirror, 28 x 70 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Gum, Hunter Ball, 3 Duck Targets, Pistol, National, 19 1/2 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Gum, Manfield`s Automatic Clerk, Glass, Steel Base, 16 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Hershey Candy Bar, 5 Cent, Key, 28 x 9 x 8 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Little Nut Vendor, House Shape, Blue, Cast Iron, 8 x 8 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Matches, 1 Cent, Painted, Metal, Wood, 14 x 10 3/4 x 8 In. | 2010 |  | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Matches, Northwestern, 1 Cent, Nickel Plated Cast Iron, 14 In. , Illustrated | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | National, Mints, Chewing Gum, 5 Cents, Tabletop, 8 x 15 x 6 In. | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Peanut Dispenser, Peanut Shape, Bakelite Base, England, c.1930, | 2010 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Peanut, Double Kay Salted Nuts, Porcelain Base, 3 Globes, c.1920, 18 In. | 2010 |
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