Vendo XH81B

[cokecolaman]

I just picked up a Vendo 81B...looks normal to me...but it has an XH in the model number and the serial #... Anyone know why?

[Creighton]

Could be a Monday machine. Stamp worker didn't have his coffee yet and hadn't changed the stamp.
Classic Car rag does a cool "I was there" where the line workers share their experiences.

Take away, there is no consistency they just cranked out machines/cars per the work order. With whatever parts were on the line.
Spotty records at best.
Creighton
   

[MoonDawg]

          Yea........... now show us your machine 

[SIGNGUY]

I've seen it on machine tags in the past too... really don't think it means much... or it could mean it's SUPER RARE and worth double the money.. you decide.. 

[Kilroy]

My first V39  had an XH  in the mode  and SN fields. I assumed it meant something, but  that everyone who knew what died off

[kbareit]

It means Extra Hamster. If the original one died running the wheel there was a spare one to keep it running.   

[bcharlton]

Show it!!!!!!!!

[66GTO]

There an ebay auction going right now where a guy is selling 50 machine ID tags.  He claims the XH means experimental run, for whatever that's worth.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-50-Vendo-ID-Tags-Model-V81A-V81B-V81D-V56-V44-V39-Coca-Cola-/261176587757?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ccf5675ed

Maybe initial start up runs were "experimental"  while they worked out the bugs of the assembly process, or maybe new equipment/techniques that were used to put these machines together during the experimental run???

What's the manufacture date?

[cokecolaman]

It doesn't look like there is anything special about the machine...it needs to be restored.