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« on: March 17, 2005, 11:38:26 pm » |
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I was in Big Spring a couple of days ago in TX, noticed everyone in town had a machine in their yard hmmm... odd, well I drive by what looks like a bottling plant with a for sale sign out front, I get out and look inside and it looks as if it has been ransacked, even the logo had been ripped out of the floor. Contacted the owner, said he just sold a bunch of signs for $900 to some guy in GA said they were from 1951. He said he had a bunch of Cavalier and westinghouse machines left over, bottles, crates, whatever.... He told me at first he gave everyone in town whatever the wanted, they just came by and got it. When I showed interest he wanted to suddenly sell stuff instead of give it away,wanted $75-$100 for the machines, unfortunately we had already left and were in Abilene. Now I don't know how old this stuff is or what condition it's in but most of the machines, dispensors, and ice machines that were in people's yards were anywhere from the 60s-70s. If anyone lives nearby, should check this out. Just a heads up.
Robert
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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2005, 11:57:18 pm » |
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where at in Big Spring? I am in Midland. Justin
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« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2005, 12:01:05 am » |
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Don't know, it was the main drag into town I guess, we came off the 20, it's there on the left, has an old car parked under the entrance, and a big wood shed in the back, has a wall going around it, across the street there is a bunch of soda machines.
Robert
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« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2005, 12:05:37 am » |
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Thanks, I am off for a couple of days and we may cruise over and cat around the place. Are you from this area?
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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2005, 12:08:35 am » |
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Hi no I'm from Mississippi, went to Las Cruces, NM to pick up a couple of Barq's machines and look for Barq's stuff in TX, didn't do too bad. Hopefully you can find this guy and it won't end up being a bunch of crap, I just didn't have time to go back, I wish I still had his phone number.
Robert
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« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2005, 12:19:38 am » |
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I work in Big Springs on ocassion, but I think I'll load the family up and take them over on Saturday. I'll get his phone number and post it if anyone is interested. If there are any steals (pun) I let everyone know. We have a storage acilty for our companies to store things and I could probably stroe a few I anyone wanted to make a road trip. By the way I always by the milkshakes at our drugstore for my friends. Justin
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« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2005, 12:27:07 am » |
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Hi the reason I was there was so I might find the old Barq's plant, but instead everyone gave me directions to the old coke plant so it shouldn't be a problem to ask someone old enough to know. Hopefully it will be something good.
Robert
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« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2005, 01:30:09 am » |
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look for dr. pepper machines from texas on ebay in the future, very soon future.
later,
Josh
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« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2005, 07:10:17 am » |
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I am always looking for slant shelf machines, so if you find any at a great price let me know. I don't mind road trips.
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« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2005, 11:00:22 am » |
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I am always looking for good deals on Dispensers so if you fine any let me know I can give you my cell phone number if you could call me when you are out there.
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« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2005, 03:16:34 am » |
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Wow, sounds like a dream we would all have. Driving through a town and every front yard has a vintage soda machine in it. I bet it felt surreal. How nice that he gave all the townsfolk machines for free.
Now here's my big question: Do you know if that place had any wood crates of embossed glass 10 oz. Coke bottles?
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« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2005, 12:42:59 pm » |
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He said he had plenty of crates and bottles but what kind I don't know, probably common stuff, has Justin gone to look at this yet??
Robert
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« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2005, 12:46:09 pm » |
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Justin,
Please let me know if he has any 10 oz. embossed glass Coca-Cola bottles available.
Do we have a phone number for the guy yet? If so, I could call him myself regarding the bottles.
Thanks Robert and Justin.
~M
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« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2005, 04:37:58 pm » |
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I be there on thurday the 7th. Justin
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