Need help in identifying machine

[collecture]

Here in another one!
Josh - I wouldn't say these are hard to find. I see them pop up fairly often.
Jeff Walter's gives them a rarity rating of 1 in a 1-5 scale and avg. cond. value of about $300.
This one has the original lids, which are frequently rusted out

[ZMonet]

Thanks Tom.  I've actually been in touch with the seller and it seems like the dimensions on this are bigger than the one in Texas.  He/she offered to sell it to me for $100 but I just don't have the space for it right now as I just bought two more sliders and a Vendo 63 within the last 3 weeks.  I haven't even picked those up and now candy machines have caught my fancy.  You know you have problems when you are actually considering moving just to get more space to support your habit.  Maybe I'll give her/him the $100 and ask them to hold it for a couple months until it warms up a bit.  The only problem is that it looks like they are keeping it outside.  FYI -- he/she says that the lids are pretty much rusted out.

[ZMonet]

Damn you Tom!  Lol.  I just made them the offer I was talking about.  I guess for $100 it is worth it.  I pass through that way a few times a year anyway.  When you have lids with a considerable amount of rust, can you clean out the rust and fill with bondo.  I know it wouldn't be the best solution, but I'm not looking for perfection, especially since I think most of the money in this machine will be in recreating the sign.

[collecture]

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Damn you Tom!

Oh...now we are pointing fingers!
I guess you are going to tell your wife that I MADE you buy it or I would send a virus to your computer or something!!
Actually, this purchase should be a slam dunk with the pic of your grandfather and all...how could your wife deny you?

[ZMonet]

My wife laughed and gave me a kiss on the cheek when I told her I bought it.  Now I'll need to worry about the shoe shopping retribution!

[MoonDawg]

(ZMonet @ Feb. 17 2007,5:53)

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 When you have lids with a considerable amount of rust, can you clean out the rust and fill with bondo.  I know it wouldn't be the best solution, but I'm not looking for perfection, especially since I think most of the money in this machine will be in recreating the sign.

Check with the suppliers here, those lids are being reproduced.

[ZMonet]

Thanks Glen.  I'll look into it once I am able to look at how bad the lids are on the ones I just bought.

The seller just contacted me again and said she would deliver the cooler to me for $50.  Since it would cost me about $25 just in tolls, well worth it to me.  In for $100, in for $50 more.

[ZMonet]

I'm stripping down the cooler and I'm having some difficulty getting the bolts that hold the cap catcher in place.  Should I be able to get these out with a little bit of work (are they threaded) or am I going to need to drill them out?  The bolts I'm talking about are on either side of the bottle opener on the pic below.  Also, did this Westinghouse cooler have cap catchers on the back AND front?

[BryanH]

Are you planning on taking the liner out?  You'll probably be able to figure it out from the other side.

[ZMonet]

No, I wasn't planning on taking the liner out because everything appears to be in great shape (no rust, sealed up pretty tight).  I'm actually surprised how little rust there is on the machine considering its age and the fact that it was apparently left outside in the New Jersey elements for quite some time.