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« on: January 17, 2012, 01:16:23 pm » |
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« Last Edit: January 17, 2012, 11:32:43 pm by johnieG »
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« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2012, 01:36:09 pm » |
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It will be interesting to see what this sells for. I know a former Coca Cola employee who has one of these.  Tim |
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« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2012, 01:44:17 pm » |
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What made the 102 so controversial was that in the South, some of the machines had dedicated signs in front "for whites only" or "for blacks only".
Can anyone confirm this as true? I have only seen pictures.
Brian
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« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2012, 01:46:50 pm » |
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I've also seen pictures, but i've never heard a definative answer as to whether they were built for that purpose.
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SIGNGUY
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« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2012, 02:32:19 pm » |
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I have only seen that in the photos that Glen had posted a few years ago from a collector who has an orignal one?
I would think it may have been produced to sit on a gas island or something where a double vend would be handy,, can't really seeing a Company like Coca-Cola getting caugh up in the discrimination stuff,, but then again they are based in Atlanta? not sure.. but unique machine for sure..
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« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2012, 04:29:34 pm » |
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I should weld 2 51's together and do a nice paint job! lol All kidding aside, I SO would love to have this machine, as my 51 is one of my fav. machines, just cause of the height, the vivid red, the embossing etc....  |
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« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2012, 06:14:05 pm » |
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My understanding of the 102 design was that is was set up so that the machine could be placed on the gas pump island next to the pumps and soda would be accessible from either side of the island. That makes a lot more sense to me than the Black/White explanation. Although, it would not surprise me that if this machine was placed in certain parts of the country back in the day that it could have had a side for "white" and a side for "colored" as it would have been referred to then. Regardless, it is a very unique machine. Tim |
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« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2012, 08:52:40 pm » |
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You guys need to check out this sellers other machines he has for sale on eBay and the photos of all his other items in the collection  |
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« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2012, 11:28:52 pm » |
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Back then, the machines weren't racist, just the people who used them as such. the Cavalier C102 was designed as described for dual sided access on a gasoline isle or a double lunch-line. Any moron can tack on any sign they want from "whites-only" / "blacks-only" or hey, you could claim it was Hitlers personal Coke machine & tack up a swastika & a "no Jews" sign while you going down that road ( gutter) of thought. Geez! Anyway, in any case, it's a rare machine indeed. but I'm sure RestoRick can whip one up from a pair LaCrosse LLC90's in a jiffy.  |
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« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2012, 04:37:12 pm » |
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I'm going to visit this guy over the weekend...
I'll post back how things went...
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« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2012, 09:26:58 pm » |
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I'm going to visit this guy over the weekend...
I'll post back how things went...
Can you find out if the RC machines are real? |
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« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2012, 10:07:53 pm » |
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I'll see how receptive he is to unscrewing part of the liner...
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« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2012, 11:25:18 pm » |
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I'd assume that a collector of his Status, and I mean that he appears that he has been doing this for quite some time and obviously has not problem investing in his collection, would have authentic machines... I'd assume and again just assuming he has had these for quite some time... would assume they would be real...
now if it was a guy with a single machine in a garage.. yeah I'd ask immediatley... so it's a matter of judgment too..
have fun Jim, I'm sure it'll be a fun visit with the guy.
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