My first machine

[scalebowler]

Thanks!

[scalebowler]

Ok today I figured out why there was rust in the bottom. The drain tube was plugged all this time and I never knew it. Luckely I had a drinking straw and the thing just opened right up.

[scalebowler]

I should be getting a new coin mech soon so I will not have to unplug the coin mech everytime I get something out of it and I am starting to make some money with the machine. My roommate has been buying pop from it like nobodies business. lol

[scalebowler]

I got the new coin mech a little while back and it is working great. Just today I got some unused caps from the Dublin Dr. Pepper people so that I can have an old style cap for Dr. Pepper. They are really neat looking.

[scalebowler]

After doing some more reasearch I have an estimate for the earliest age of my machine. From what I found is that the logo on the sides of the machine was brought out in 1965 according to a document from pepsi and in that same document it said that full production of canned pepsi started in that same year so the oldest my machine can be is about 45 years old and since it has the can opener I am going to guess that it was made within a few years of 1965. Does that sound about right?

[Kilroy]

Your logic is sound, and I'd also be guessing 1965, give or take a few months

[scalebowler]

Sweet! 

[rayg]

Rememeber to show it some respect,  it's probably older than you dad..... LOL

[scalebowler]

Rememeber to show it some respect,  it's probably older than you dad..... LOL

lol! Actually hes got it beat by a few years.

[Kilroy]

I'm going to look for the garden hose to sic on you punk kids