From the time it opened in Philadelphia in 1902, the concept of the Automat captured the imaginations of Americans. This history explores the Automat look, atmosphere, and impact, and includes many authentic Automat recipes, including Boston Baked Beans and Macaroni and Cheese.
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Features photos, descriptions, and prices for over 300 coin-op vending machines dating from the late 1890s to the 1960s. Common to rare machines include those that dispensed candy, gum, peanuts, tobacco, aspirin, breath pellets, matches, stamps, and cigars. Also includes hints for finding machines, restoration, servicing, common terminology, price ...
This work traces the history of the vending machine from its inception to its current place in popular American culture, with the eight chapters covering significant eras. Successes and failures of the machines, economic factors influencing the popularity (or lack thereof) of vending machines, and the struggle of the industry to become a dominant ...
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