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Gang,

I added this to my collection of cup machines! It's a Stewart 500! This came out before the Lyon 500, but looks the same. Got this from a guy here in Ohio. Super nice guy. It came out of an old theater that is still there, but long been closed. I will post more pics later.

Brian

Here are the pics!!

Very cool Brian,, looks like a Lyon, as never heard of Stewart... very cool addition! :happydrinkers:
would love to see larger photos..

Neat!

    Brian

                SWEET !!!!!  :jawdrop: I'll be up this week some time to see it in Person !!! And To help you make room for it

Cool!

Now you have to start working on some of these and get them working. :tounge: :tounge:

Yea, this is a cool one. Seems to be rare as this one looks like a Lyon 500, but says Stewart 500. I think it might have come out before the Lyon. I would love to get this little guy working.

      That is so cool!
      I'm looking at a picture of the Lyon 500 and it is identical. So if yours is also a 500, could Stewart and Lyon been one and the same company like Vendo and VMC?
      The book says Lyon is 60" tall, 21 1/2 wide and 17 1/2 deep. Rarity 5.0+      
      If your Stewart is the same dimensions I would guess it is the same machine marketed by 2 different companies. Wow good job!

They might be. The Stewart 500 info on this site, under machines said it came out before the Lyon. However, this looks like the Lyon 500, it's a match. Only differance is, it has a Stewart 500 tag. I traded for this machine, so it was nice.

Very Nice Brian ! ! !
Congrats on sealing this deal ! ! !
No cracks in the top...?
I don't have a lot of documentation, but it does seem Stewart and Lyon were subsidiaries or similar companies like S&S/Quikold or Vendo/VMC...
According to what I have read, the Stewart literature date was prior to documentation I read about the Lyon 500...
Somewhere, there was documentation about the Lyon company and someone was related to the Lyon family... But I cannot remember details at the moment...

Fantastic Find!   :happydrinkers:

Nice find!  Here's some quick research on Stewart/Lyon:

http://books.google.com/books?id=pfUDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA102&dq=stewart+500&hl=en&ei=fdreTrbLIurm0QGCmqylBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

Nice Score Brian... Know you've been looking.... patience paid off BIG! Congrats!
Now get it working and in the living room! :happydrinkers:

very neat looking machine, congratulations

Very Cool Brian Next time I come down that way i will have leonard take me over to your home so I can see it in person :biggrin:

Congrats, Brian!!!  I know how hard you have been looking for one of these!  Gotta hear the story sometime.

Looks like a great machine for your collection. Way to go...  :happydrinkers:

Thanks Everyone!! Thanks for the literate too! Interesting on the meger of Stewart and Lyon. I have been waiting fo this machine of a long, long time. I missed out on the one that sold last year in Chicago. I think one of our memembers here got it. Anyway, finally got one. I willl post more pics, when I get them taken this weekend. Interesting inside of the machine and small little compressor. It really was a great design by the company, small, art deco looking and $.5 cents!!! The top is fiberglass and has no cracks, it has been with the guy for the last 25 years! Prior to that it was at the old theater for like 20 years. So, for the last 45-50 years, just sitting around waiting for me to seal the deal!

Nice pickup,

Great score.  I always wanted to cup machine.  keep us posted on your progress

Awesome find.  Really interesting seeing the info on the companies also. 

Great score Brian! :happydrinkers:

 :drinking: Tim :drinking: