Vendo 39 ID tag

[BONOVOX]

Let me know what you do or find for that.
Of all my machines, the 39 is the only one that I have that has no ID tag.
I cant sleep at night sometimes when I think of it! lol

[Jim]

It's funny because I have been looking at a V-39 and really never paid attention to one of the photos, but it appears to have the same ID Tag in the same location!
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[mznb1u]

Thats the one Jim!  Can you get a high resolution picture of that tag and measurements?

  Tim

[BONOVOX]

Just a question though Tim.... even if you get a replica made, what serial number do you put on it? 

[BrianS]

Mine is also missing the tag.  Why would anyone go to the trouble to remove it in the first place.  Seems like there are a lot out there missing them.  If anyone finds a repop, I call Serial #00001

[mznb1u]

There is a listing of Vendo serial numbers by model in the download area.  I would likely choose something in the early range being that my machine is the earlier model.  Looks like #00001 is already taken though! 

  Tim

[BrianS]

Just to confuse the issue a little bit more, I went to check on the holes for the ID tag on my machine.  It has the standard 4 holes on the side of the machine, typical of the 56 or 81 ID tag.  I checked the location you show in your pictures for the tag just above the compressor area and my machine not only doesn't have a tag there, but there are not even any holes in that location.  I have the early version with ICE COLD and the rib on the main door.  Curious that there would be a difference and 2 different ID tag styles.

[BONOVOX]

I thought about it today too, and I can only come up with one reason for the differences in ID tags on early 39's

Could it be that the VERY first production runs used the red and silver 2 hole ID tags, for whatever reason, and then on a later run, they used the typical Vendo ID tag.

So those of us with the 2 hole set up on the sides of our machines might infact have the very first X amount of 39's produced, then from a certain point on, they used the reg. ID tag.

Other than that, Im confused lol

Ed

[cokecolaman]

I think the early Vendo six case carrier did the same thing...the early machines had the red, smaller tag and the later machines had the normal tag.

[BrianS]

Could it be that the VERY first production runs used the red and silver 2 hole ID tags, for whatever reason, and then on a later run, they used the typical Vendo ID tag.

So those of us with the 2 hole set up on the sides of our machines might infact have the very first X amount of 39's produced, then from a certain point on, they used the reg. ID tag.

Ed,

That sounds like a pretty reasonable assumption to me.  Does anyone know when they switched from the all red to the 2 tone?  Also if anyone has a red id tag and can decode the date, along with someone that has the black tag and can also decode the date.  That might tell us when the switch was made so we could both have a rough idea on the dates of our machines