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The Coin Return => Other Coin-Op's => Topic started by: Eric on July 23, 2007, 09:48:23 pm



Title: Gumball machine Craiglist
Post by: Eric on July 23, 2007, 09:48:23 pm
Well it's not a Nesbitt's  or Grapette Quikold
or a SWEET Mustang... but you just gotta love the Craiglist!
Got another gumball machine...  a “SELMOR”
my little hand book doesn't have every model... has a earlier SELMOR so I'm guessing
it's  early 1940s.. this one is cast iron... heavy little guy... $15!!!! And it was on the way home from work!!

If anyone of you guys have the Silent Salesman guide book and you get a chance .. could you look it up
for me as to date it please? Thanks!
They painted it black years ago....
no crack or chips in the seemed glass globe and original key! This made my day... heck month! It has been a dry spell... Anyway... just thought I'd throw out my find of the
week/month!






Title: Gumball machine Craiglist
Post by: BrianB on July 24, 2007, 09:50:14 am
Sweet find Eric! It even has a key with it, how often do you find that?


Title: Gumball machine Craiglist
Post by: Eric on July 24, 2007, 01:34:27 pm
Lucky for sure!
Just trying to keep up with BobK!


Title: Gumball machine Craiglist
Post by: Creighton on July 24, 2007, 01:39:03 pm
Very nice find!! Looks great next to the phone.
Creighton


Title: Gumball machine Craiglist
Post by: Eric on July 24, 2007, 04:32:24 pm
The phone was flea market find... love those things!


Title: Gumball machine Craiglist
Post by: Bob K on July 24, 2007, 10:26:37 pm
Great score, Eric!!

Bob


Title: Gumball machine Craiglist
Post by: dr galaga on July 25, 2007, 04:19:18 pm
What you have Eric is a Model D, manufactured by Great States Mfg. Co. c. 1938.  It came in red or green crinkle paint finish.  
That black has to go!


Title: Gumball machine Craiglist
Post by: Eric on July 25, 2007, 06:15:46 pm
Awesome! Thanks Doc! And I found that O'Reilly Auto Parts carries a red crinkle paint! I agree the black has got to go! Thanks again :happydrinkers:


Title: Gumball machine Craiglist
Post by: Eric on July 25, 2007, 10:29:47 pm
Hey Doc any chance you have a color picture of this... did the lid have
the crinkled paint too?... my Atlas Ace has crinkled paint but just on
the main body casing the shoulder plate that the lid fits into and the cap
are a butter yellow... was just wondering if the lid was differnet.
Thanks....


Title: Gumball machine Craiglist
Post by: dr galaga on July 26, 2007, 11:56:39 am
It's only a B&W pic in the book.  Even the International Arcade Museum doesn't have an image either.


Title: Gumball machine Craiglist
Post by: dr galaga on July 26, 2007, 12:01:51 pm
Here's the info from the SS2


Title: Gumball machine Craiglist
Post by: Eric on July 26, 2007, 02:20:36 pm
Thanks Doc.. I need to see if the lid and body was the same as I don't see any red on the lid but there's red on the inside of the body.....
Thanks for posting those!