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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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| Image | Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Gumball | Silver Bell, 1 Cent, Great States Mfg., Keys, c.1939 | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Gumball | Spitfire Bomb Drop, 1 Cent, Skill Game, Sink Battleship | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Mutoscope | Clamshell, Cast Iron, Gee If Me Mudder Could Only See Me Now, 1 Cent, N.Y. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Mutoscope | Dancing Chick, You'll Gobble It Up, Movie, Top Sign, Cast Iron, Floor Model , | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Mutoscope | Digger, Skyscrapers, 5 Cent, 1930s, 70 x 24 x 21 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Mutoscope | Punching Bag, c.1910, 79 x 21 x 36 In. , | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Mutoscope | Studio Queen, 1 Cent, Artistic Figure Studies, Woman, Wood, Floor Model , | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Name Plate | Identification Medals, Harvard Automatic Machine Co., 21 x 69 In. , | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Name Plate | Oak, Cast Iron, Key, Roovers Mfg., 16 x 56 1/2 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Nickelodeon | Western Electric Piano Co., 62 x 44 In. | 2012 |  | Coin-Operated Machines | Perfume Spray Dispenser | Lion Face Sprayers, 1 Cent Illustrated | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Piano | Player, Oak & Glass, 8 Selections, Old Songs Are Best, National Coin-Op, 10 Cent , | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Pinball | Daisy, 1 Cent, Fitted Pedestal, Table Top, 6 1/4 x 22 1/2 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Pinball | Jennings Sportsman, Pay Out, 5 Cent, c.1935 | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Pinball | Whirlpool Jr., Wood Case, Skilgames Inc., Alliance, Ohio, 1932,18 x 18 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Pinball | Wood, Square, Yellow, Green, Blue, Table Model, Watling Blue Seal | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Skill | Baseball, Gum Dispenser, 21 1/4 x 19 1/2 In. , | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Skill | Bowling, Evans, 10-Strike, c.1937, 57 x 19 x 58 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Skill | Chuck-O-Luck Football, Ball Flip, 1 Cent, Skill Game, Keys | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Skill | Flip Ball Target, 1 Cent, Skill Game, Zoom, Planes, Orange, Blue | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Skill | Football, Skill Game, Drop Coin, Ball Gum Vendor, Countertop | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Skill | Horse Ride, 5 Cent, Indian Scout, All Tech Industries, 70 x 54 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Skill | Kicker & Catcher, 5 Cent, J.F. Frantz Mfg. Co., | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Skill | Shoot The Duck, 1 Cent, Pistol Target Game, Calif. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Skill | Shooting, Challenger, 5 Cent, Key, A.B.T. Mfg. Co., 1925,16 x 29 In. | 2012 |
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