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Title: Tavernette Coca Cola Post by: sc1101 on April 22, 2013, 10:36:36 pm I've never heard or seen one of these before. Now I want one. LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=05TLGVnyLyg&feature=endscreen Title: Re: Tavernette Coca Cola Post by: smith on April 22, 2013, 10:40:25 pm never seen one, that's cool looking. I am not sure why no one has talk about this machine in the machine.
Maybe I just miss the article. Mike Title: Re: Tavernette Coca Cola Post by: sc1101 on April 22, 2013, 10:43:52 pm I thought it was nothing more then a safe with Coca Cola graphics at first. It is neat!
Title: Re: Tavernette Coca Cola Post by: pinballdude on April 23, 2013, 07:02:59 am I question if it is real. Look at where the "reg. U.S. Pat. Off" wording is. UNDER the logo. That's 1941. 1920s would be in the tail of the first "C". Besides, brown with gold for a machine doesn't cut it for me. LOL.
Title: Re: Tavernette Coca Cola Post by: Chris on April 23, 2013, 07:07:02 am They show how "nice" it looks, but show it working.
Title: Re: Tavernette Coca Cola Post by: CocaMan on April 23, 2013, 08:15:23 am Yes, this is a real machine and most likely it came from the Schmidt Coca-Cola museum auction back in 2011 for $10,000. Here is the link:
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/9686251 Title: Re: Tavernette Coca Cola Post by: Ltransam on April 23, 2013, 08:34:27 am Was this the one in the Schmidt Museum ?? Title: Re: Tavernette Coca Cola Post by: CocaMan on April 23, 2013, 08:37:35 am If I were a betting man I would say that it is. I remember looking at this machine when I was at the auction.
Title: Re: Tavernette Coca Cola Post by: MoonDawg on April 23, 2013, 09:24:08 am Here's another Tavernette from the Schmitt museum.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Coca-Cola_Vending_Machine.jpg (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Coca-Cola_Vending_Machine.jpg) I'm guessing these were prototype machines. Obviously the first machine is just what it looks like, an early icebox. A carousel drum was modified from another machine? Belt driven compressor and cooling system added. Handle and bottle chute machined and that coin mech..... looks exactly like the ones I found on bathroom stalls at the department stores when I was a kid :biggrin: Title: Re: Tavernette Coca Cola Post by: cohammer on April 23, 2013, 10:32:37 am I like it but I would have to change that root beer color to red
Title: Re: Tavernette Coca Cola Post by: georgescustompaint on April 23, 2013, 12:25:59 pm Very Cool
Title: Re: Tavernette Coca Cola Post by: sc1101 on April 23, 2013, 10:07:13 pm No matter where it came from or the color. I still want it. I just need to save for another 10 years. :biggrin:
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