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Title: 1950 Coffee/Hot Chocolate Vending Machine
Post by: GreginNM on June 22, 2008, 11:59:15 am
Has anyone ever seen one of these (or have one in their collection)?  The guy says it's from 1950.  It vends hot chocolate or coffee!  I thought it was pretty cool, myself!  Anyone care to venture a good price on one of these?

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!



Title: Re: 1950 Coffee/Hot Chocolate Vending Machine
Post by: BrianB on June 23, 2008, 05:28:09 am
Haven't seen enough of these machines for sale, not too sure of a price. After taking a look at the photos it looks like this might be a Stoner Mfg. Co. Hot Drink Machine. The coin entry bezel looks like a Stoner bezel.


Title: Re: 1950 Coffee/Hot Chocolate Vending Machine
Post by: nopepsi on June 23, 2008, 06:04:47 pm
i have one restored


Title: Re: 1950 Coffee/Hot Chocolate Vending Machine
Post by: collecture on June 23, 2008, 08:36:40 pm
The coin entry bezel looks like a Stoner bezel.

or a National (as in the cigarette machine mfg.) - definately 50's..ish with the round corners!


Title: Re: 1950 Coffee/Hot Chocolate Vending Machine
Post by: loman4ec on June 23, 2008, 08:39:10 pm
Thats a nice looking machine. I bet that would look nice restored. Nopepsi can you post pics of yours?


Title: Re: 1950 Coffee/Hot Chocolate Vending Machine
Post by: GreginNM on June 23, 2008, 09:25:25 pm
I did a search, and there are actually two manuals for this machine on ebay...it's a Stoner Cafe 500-D Machine.  I found it on Craigslist, but it looks like I just missed it.  I believe I've been in this situation before!!   :darn:


Title: Re: 1950 Coffee/Hot Chocolate Vending Machine
Post by: Creighton on June 23, 2008, 10:43:12 pm
Sorry you missed it Greg!!! That was cool. Hope there's another.
Creighton
 


Title: Re: 1950 Coffee/Hot Chocolate Vending Machine
Post by: memorylane on June 24, 2008, 03:06:20 pm
I would like to buy this machine, is there a way to get in contact. my number is 301-991-3532 Thanks Curtis, Memorylane Restorations.


Title: Re: 1950 Coffee/Hot Chocolate Vending Machine
Post by: GreginNM on June 24, 2008, 10:29:48 pm
Curtis ~

Sorry, I don't still have the number of the guy that sold it.  I do know that he has sold the machine to someone else in Dallas...I missed it by a small bit of time.  Unfortunately, now I have something else on my list to watch out for!


Title: Re: 1950 Coffee/Hot Chocolate Vending Machine
Post by: memorylane on June 25, 2008, 08:31:09 am
This is the one I restored for the Wolf Collection,


Title: Re: 1950 Coffee/Hot Chocolate Vending Machine
Post by: MoonDawg on June 25, 2008, 10:30:17 am
  http://www.cartoline.it/pics/_zoom_flash.htm?immagine=scherzi_150404_01.swf  (http://www.cartoline.it/pics/_zoom_flash.htm?immagine=scherzi_150404_01.swf)  :biggrin:


Title: Re: 1950 Coffee/Hot Chocolate Vending Machine
Post by: bubba on June 25, 2008, 12:27:57 pm
ROFLMAO Glen... thats great!


Title: Re: 1950 Coffee/Hot Chocolate Vending Machine
Post by: GreginNM on June 25, 2008, 06:56:01 pm
Awesome Glenn!   :laugh:   :laugh:

Curtis...thanks!!   :wow:      :veryangry:  Now I feel even better about missing that machine!!  It looks just awful.   :glare:  Just kidding, what a gorgeous machine!!  There is one of the other pilots in my squadron here that roasts his own coffee, usually pretty exotic stuff, and hosts coffee seminars at his house with his elaborate collection of coffee making equipment.  To say the least, it's awesome!!  We usually have a few bags of his coffee here at the house that I have bought from him, and I can only imagine how cool it would be to vend his coffee out of one of those machines (not to mention how jealous he would be!!   :laugh:  )  Do these appear very often??

Greg


Title: Re: 1950 Coffee/Hot Chocolate Vending Machine
Post by: memorylane on June 25, 2008, 08:07:26 pm
Never, I have been looking for two years.