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Never been a fan of these things. Do a gumball search on Craigslist and you get a hit of "antique gumball machine" or "vintage gumball machine" only to be disappointed to see its one of these. Or hunting through a flea market and catching a glass globe and red top out of the corner of your eye only to find out its a carousel.

Sorry to vent but I reached my threshold when I was in an antique shop and came across this carousel with the following description and price today "early 1900s ornate Gumball machine on a pedestal with 4 embossed feet possibly from an amusement park $395".

Are any of these machines collectible or command a price like this? Most I have seen them sell for is about $100 on eBay and it was for a 1985 model.

That looks like a Victor.. although the picture is very poor. If it is a Victor at least its vintage unlike the majority of stuff out there. not worth anywhere near the asking price.

I have a small collection of Northwesterns that are quite collectable and can sell for that sort of money. Columbus machines from the same 1930's/1940's era are also collectable and can command top Dollar.

Lots of 1980's crud made to look old..

Dave 

Sorry for the picture quality but wasn't about to put hands on it to get a better pic. Definetly not a victor just a carousel. :(

Ha... I search and see the same thing all the time...They are all over the place.. OAKS, Northwesterns can still be found on a pedestal for cheap.
Like anything else people better be educated on what they collect... can you imagine buying that at that price then see one
at another antique store for $45! :wow:

The carousels are worth 25-30, same price you could buy them at the walmart

Either the sellers are that naive or running a scam