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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 | Strength Tester | Punch Or Hug, 1 Cent, Key, Caille, 20 x 82 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Strength Tester | Ring Bell With Hammer, 71 1/2 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Strength Tester | State Fair, Superior Toy Co., 47 x 16 x 30 In. , | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Strength Tester | Striking Clock, 1 Cent, Wooden & Cast Iron, 4-Footed, Pedestal, Chicago , | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Strength Tester | Tropic, 5 Cent, Squeeze Grip, Palm Tree, Wooden, 4 Footed, Floor Model | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Strength Tester | Try Your Grip, 1 Cent, Caille, 12 x 65 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Trade Stimulator | Automatic Salesman, 5 Cent, Wood, Key Wind, c.1900s, 18 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Trade Stimulator | Bally Baby, 1 Cent, 3 Reel, Cigarette, c.1936 | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Trade Stimulator | Black-Jack Gumball, 5 Reel, Key, Countertop | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Trade Stimulator | Career Captain, 10 Cent, Career Path Based On Pressure, 84 x 20 In. | 2012 |  | Coin-Operated Machines | Trade Stimulator | Cigarette, Little Merchant, 3-Reel, Jennings, 5 Cent Illustrated | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Trade Stimulator | Grandslam Cigarette, 3 Reel Gumball, 1 Cent, Counter | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Trade Stimulator | Jennings, The Target, 1 Cent, Key, No. 210, c.1926, 19 x 14 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Trade Stimulator | Rock-Ola, Official Sweepstakes, Horse Race, 1 Cent, c.1935, 12 x 15 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | 1 Cent, Diamond Matches, Circular, 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Breath Mint, 5 Cent, Aluminum, Tray, Decal, c.1930, 12 x 6 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Candy, 5 Cent, Atlas Manufacturing & Sales, 1947,11 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Candy, 6 Pulls, Art Deco Wood, Light-Up Mirror, 1920s, 76 x 31 x 14 In. | 2012 |  | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Candy, Atlas-Bantam, Cast Aluminum, 5 Cents, Atlas Mfg., 1947,11 In. Illustrated | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Celebrity Card, Vacuumatic, Exhibit Supply Co., Pat. 1933, 7 x 13 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Cigar, Oak, Elm City, 30 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Cigarette, Lighter Fluid Filler, Gas Pump Shape, Cylindrical, Red, Brass, 16 In. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Cigarette, Smoke-A-Taire, 1 Cent, Ma Cott Inc., Keys, Box, Ill. | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Cigarette, Smokes, 3 Reel, National, Countertop | 2012 | | | Coin-Operated Machines | Vending | Cigarettes, Ramado, Glass Dome Top, Round, 10 x 12 In. | 2012 |
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