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Title: old cigarette machine Post by: RC kid on July 05, 2010, 08:28:50 pm I need help identifying this machine. I bought it over the weekend. And I drove forever to pick it up.
Title: Re: old cigarette machine Post by: johnieG on July 05, 2010, 08:38:07 pm Looks like a National 14-selection Cigarette machine...
Title: Re: old cigarette machine Post by: milkmachineman on July 06, 2010, 12:15:45 am National series 111 or 99. The advertisement I have is from 1955.
Title: Re: old cigarette machine Post by: RC kid on July 06, 2010, 07:45:34 am What are these things worth?
Title: Re: old cigarette machine Post by: collecture on July 06, 2010, 07:54:06 am Best guess would be around $100 (maybe more in parts), but I don't see a lot of value in it...big, bulky and difficult to make it vend products other than smokes.
Title: Re: old cigarette machine Post by: mznb1u on July 06, 2010, 08:16:58 am These machines are all over the place (at least I see a lot of them in MI) so I wouldn't pay more than $100 if you want it. As pointed out earlier, big and bulky!
:drinking: Tim :drinking: Title: Re: old cigarette machine Post by: SIGNGUY on July 06, 2010, 08:20:31 am It looks like he already bought it, said he drove to get it? from the looks of the photo, that guy probably had a bunch of cool Gas /Oil stuff,, judging by the GULF sign above the door.. any other treasures..
hope you didn't pay too much for it, as 100 is about the going rate... heavy too. Title: Re: old cigarette machine Post by: RC kid on July 06, 2010, 06:59:15 pm Yeah, I bought it. And I paid to much for it, plus the drive. Thankfully though, I bought it for myself and not as an investment.
I normally ask questions before I buy something. But this time I really wanted it. Thanks for the input guys. Your input helps us amateurs out a lot. Title: Re: old cigarette machine Post by: Kilroy on July 06, 2010, 07:12:16 pm You found and brought home something you wanted. In the end it's all that matters
Title: Re: old cigarette machine Post by: mznb1u on July 06, 2010, 10:20:53 pm RC--That is still a nice machine cleaned up. I think I saw another thread on here where someone was vending small boxes of lemonheads, jawbreakers etc out of an old cigarette machine. Might have to monkey with the vending columns a bit. I know you can vend the candy cigarettes and those are available online.
Of course, you could fill it with real cigarettes! At the going rate for a pack and with as many packs as that machine would hold, it would be a vending machine worth $6K! :laugh: 8) :biggrin: :drinking: Tim :drinking: Title: Re: old cigarette machine Post by: davethebirdman on July 07, 2010, 02:25:26 am I pay over the top for everything... But hey, if its for you it doesn't matter... As for long drives, that's just part of the fun. Welcome to the National club... Title: Re: old cigarette machine Post by: RC kid on July 07, 2010, 07:13:49 am Thanks for the advice about vending the little box candies. I'll try that.
But I bought it for display purposes. I think they look really cool. And I am going to paint it the original color, even though the original color is a little drab. |