April 1, 2024
ANTIQUE BOOK MATCH VENDOR 1 CENT COIN-OP BY NORTHWESTERN VENDING CO. RARE
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UP FOR AUCTION.....ANTIQUE BOOK MATCH VENDOR 1 CENT COIN-OP BY NORTHWESTERN VENDING CO. THIS IS AN AMAZING RARE FIND, IN GREAT CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE. THIS IS FROM THE 1919, 1920'S? I BELIEVE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS KIND OF CONDITON. IT IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL. COMES WITH THE KEY THAT OPENS UP THE BOTTOM. THE MACHINE STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL PAINT. THE GRAPHICS STILL LOOK GREAT, WITH JUST MINOR WEAR, BUT YOU CAN MAKE OUT THE LOGO. NOT TOUCH UPS. SOME VERY LIGHT SURFACE SCRTACHES. NO CRACKS OR BROKEN ANYTHING ON THE METAL. NO RUST, JUST A WORN SPOT WHERE YOU PUT THE PENNY IN. WHICH WAS TYPICAL SINCE THAT PART OF THE MACHINE HAD THE MOST USE. NOT RESTORED AT ALL, ALL ORIGINAL. ALL THE MECHANISMS INSIDE WORK JUST FINE. YOU COULD ALWAYS FILL IT UP WITH MATCHES, PUT A PENNY IN AND YOU PUSH THE LATCH IN WHICH THEN RELEASES THE BOOK OF MATCHES. THE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO LOAD THE MACHINE IS STILL ON THE TOP LID. WHEN YOU REMOVE THE TOP LID, THE LID ITSELF HAS THE INSTRUCTIONS. WHICH IS RARE BECAUSE USUALLY IT HAS WORN OVER TIME. VERY NICE COLLECTIBLE ITEM. PERFECT FOR THE VENDING MACHINE COLLECTOR, OR GREAT FOR A BAR OR CIGAR BAR, GAME ROOM DISPLAY. DON'T PASS THIS RARE FIND UP ON THIS GREAT PIECE OF AMERICANA HISTORY. MY HUSBAND INHERITED THIS FROM HIS GREAT GRANDFATHER, WHO WAS AN CIGAR ENTHUSIAST. LOOKS LIKE HE KEPT IT STORED WELL. I AM JUST NOT
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