I told hubby I wanted a

[Eric]

I agree the acorns were around when I was a kid (I'm 43...almost)
So I have 2 nice ones and 2 I need to restore.... check that site crow river
he has several for sale... you can look at those and decide what you like
Northwestern Model 60 where also popular in the 60s and those you can get
parts for too I would prefer the glass globes and you can find those resonable
and sometimes find 2 on a stand which would be cool.
And as far as these nut machines... doesn't mean you have to put nuts in them
they'll dispense candy too... M&Ms one side plain the other almond! Yessssss

[davethebirdman]

Hi Guys

I'm in Boston at the moment and have had 3 gumball machines shipped to me. A Silver King in chrome and two Northwesterns a 31 & 33. I'm hooked....

next time its going to have to be a Columbus... Looking forward to bringing them back in my suitcases, not.....

dAVE

[collecture]

Hi Guys

I'm in Boston at the moment...

Hey Dave,
Don't drink the tea there! j/k 

[davethebirdman]

Don't worry Tom ... I won't just out of principle... Bloody Rebels..

[dr galaga]

Yea, spend some time looking.  All of the suggestions have been good ones. Or, you can go with a "different" kind of machine.  That's what made me get my Hit The Target and my Titans.

[bubba]

Hi Guys

I'm in Boston at the moment and have had 3 gumball machines shipped to me. A Silver King in chrome and two Northwesterns a 31 & 33. I'm hooked....

next time its going to have to be a Columbus... Looking forward to bringing them back in my suitcases, not.....

dAVE

Hey Dave... if you need to ship them over the pond, let me know. Also, if you decide to visit the Big Apple while on the east coast, let me know. I work pretty close and would make an effort to hook up...

[BrianB]

There are a bunch of really affordable older machines still out there. Victor Topper's are nice looking and retain a vintage look. The Acorn's are in the same boat but a little more modern looking and have more of a chance of having a plastic globe vs. a glass globe.  Ford's are very popular and very iconic of the 50's - 60's. When you start getting into Columbus & Northwestern machines or any of the pre-40's porcelain coated machines you start talking some "big coin". But, they are also a farily good invesment.

[loman4ec]

I love my Gumball machines. I have a Victor Topper, ford M&M machine and a Victor Vendorama.

 Dave I brought my vendorama to Singapore in my carry on. I had some really puzzled looking baggage screeners on my way here. When they checked it out in Singapore they almost wouldn't let it in since when they asked what it was I said it was a gumball machine. Since chewing gum is against the law here in Singapore they almost took it from me. I had to convince them that it was an antique and I was going to fill it with candy in my home. They couldn't understand why I would want an old vending machine for my home. I almost thought I had lost it.

[MoonDawg]

  chewing gum is against the law here in Singapore

   I can see the headlines now "American busted for smuggling chewing gum" 

[davethebirdman]

Hi Guys...

Well I made it safely home from Boston and more importantly so did the gumballs...

Have been up well over 24hrs now and not sure whether on English time or US time...

I had one thing to do before I could go to bed and that was to get my new babies comfortable in the room...

Jasmine - The bottom two are NW 49's (Yes one is done in the Pepsi theme not my idea but my seven year old. We had some spare decals left over... Plse don't report me)

The black one on the top is a NW 31 the middle one a Silver Kind and the other side in a lovely green is a NW33.

Does anyone know where I can buy a Vortex/Dixee glass cup holder from??

Dave