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2. Newspaper vending machine - Wikipedia

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   The coin operated newspaper vending machine was invented in 1947 by inventor George Thiemeyer Hemmeter. [2] [3] [4] Hemmeter's company, the Serven Vendor Company, was based in Berkeley, California, and had been making rural mail tubes and honor racks. The new invention could be adjusted to accept coins of different denominations (depending on ...

3. Slug (coin) - Wikipedia

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   Slug (coin) A plain metal washer, if of the correct size and weight, may be accepted as a coin by a vending machine. A slug is a counterfeit coin that is illegally used to make purchases. The object substituted may be an inexpensive object such as a washer or a coin from another country with far lower purchasing power than the coin it is being ...

4. Vending machine - Wikipedia

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   A snack food vending machine made in 1952 Gashapon vending machines Newspaper vending machines in Munich, Germany An automobile parking ticket machine in the Czech Republic. A vending machine is an automated machine that dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes, and lottery tickets to consumers after cash, a credit card, or other forms of payment are inserted into the machine or ...

5. Fixed price of Coca-Cola from 1886 to 1959 - Wikipedia

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   Between 1886 and 1959, the price of a 6.5 US fl oz (190 mL) glass or bottle of Coca-Cola was set at five cents, or one nickel, and remained fixed with very little local fluctuation. The Coca-Cola Company was able to maintain this price for several reasons, including bottling contracts the company signed in 1899, advertising, vending machine ...

6. The World's 24 Oddest Vending Machines - AOL

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   For most of us, a vending machine is a quick and convenient dispenser of chips, candy, and soda, a welcome source of familiar packaged snacks or beverages in schools, offices, and waiting rooms.

7. Mills Novelty Company - Wikipedia

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   Mills Novelty Company, Incorporated. The Mills Novelty Company, Incorporated of Chicago was once a leading manufacturer of coin-operated machines, including slot machines, vending machines, and jukeboxes, in the United States. Between about 1905 and 1930, the company's products included the Mills Violano-Virtuoso and its predecessors ...