whats this?

[Ginger Prince]

Hi everyone

just been trawling thru some ebay listings and seen this

7 up machine ......................looks pretty cheap.........


whats the piece on the front door bottom right? many thx


http://cgi.ebay.com/7-UP-VINTAGE-VENDING-MACHINE-VERY-VERY-RARE-DEAL_W0QQitemZ140396053998QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item20b041c5ee

[loman4ec]

Its a late 60's to mid 70's Vendo 56. The part on the coin door is a can puncturing mechanism. Before cans had pull tabs it had to be punched open so you put the can in and push the handle and it puts a hole in the top of the can. They are asking WAY too much for the machine. Its probably worth $250 to $400 max.

[Ginger Prince]

thx never seen one before

is it mechanical or electric the punch hole

action?

GP

[Yarochrehc]

Mechanical. it would leave the same triangle hole and a hand can opener.

[scalebowler]

I got one of those on my machines. Not a good idea to use it with a modern can (just had to try it ends up spraying pop all over the opener, machine and also inside the machine) but the little drain hole in the bottom makes a great place to store the key. (that is if you have the machine at your home)

[90grad]

I paid $125 for my 56 can machine.  The can opener even had a heater on it to sterilize the point.

[Ginger Prince]

The can opener even had a heater on it to sterilize the point

neat idea!