Jacobs

[Gumbo]

Hey is this a Jacobs 26 or 35? It is local and I might be able to get a good deal on it. I have never owned a Jacobs, so I don't know much about them. It is missing the drum. Are drums hard to find? What would one sell for without a drum? He also has this Texaco sign and pole.

[SIGNGUY]

I have never seen a drum for sale by itslelf... Pretty hard to come by I'd say..
there are couple like that around here without drum sitting for sale , and they haven't sold . Sellers have been asking 500-600 for them.. to much in opionion.

[cokemachinesandmore]

Drums for the Jacob's are very very hard to find.  Other than the capacity difference 26 versus 35. the main difference is in the front mech  the 26 has an upright skinny handle and the 35 has a vendo like handle and the coin entry is also different.

[loman4ec]

If I am correct there is a difference in the evaporator on the 26 and the 35. Yours looks to me like a 35. If I remember correctly the 26 always had the smaller evaporator and the 35 had the larger long skinny evaporator like yours. Here is the inside of a 26 that I had a while back.

[GreginNM]

I've got a nice Jacobs 26 without the drum that I've been searching for a drum for coming up on 8 years now, with no luck.  I got outbid once on a rusted out machine with good insides, but that's as close as I've come.  Oh, yea, I paid WAY too much for mine as well...$800...this was long before I found this site and everyone's good advice!   

[Crazzy Canuck]

Got outbidded on a complete Jacobs for $700 on Ebay in Boston

[Gumbo]

He wants $350 for the Jacobs. What do you all think- buy or pass?    How about the Texaco sign and pole?

[Pat Pixley]

There is a guy I know that has two Jacobs machines I dont remember the model's
 I do know he wanted to sell one of them I can stop by Saturday and find out what
what model it is and if it is all there and the price  if that help anyone  .
 
 Gombo Do the Texaco sign and poll very cool .
 

[Gumbo]

I guess I'm trying to decide if it is worth buying without a drum. Looks like drums don't come along to often. Yea, the Texaco sign and pole are cool. VINTAGE! I don't think the wife would let me put that in the yard though.

[Pat Pixley]

OH come on you never know till you do it    You never know the wife may like it


  Or not .