Stoner Jr. with Gum/Mint Wheel--Fresh Candy Anyone--Or even Gum?

[mznb1u]

Yesterday, I had to violate my one machine per month rule when I ran across a Stoner Jr. with gum/mint wheel on the Detroit Craigslist.  I was kind of surprised when I saw the picture because I did not know that the Junior was available with the gum/mint wheel.  Stopped to see it and it was in good shape with a decent dark gray hammertone paint job.  The seller wanted $500, I offerred $450 and she accepted.  How did I do price wise   as I have no idea what these are worth, I just wanted the machine?!?!?!

She has owned the machine for 20 years--she and a friend found it in somebody's trash--thank God they saved this beauty.  She had it repainted by a friend at a bump shop and it is in ready to use condition.  Complete machine with working coin mech.  Just needs a few minor things:

1. New locks
2. New glass and decal for the candy display area.
3. Cleaning and adjusting of the works--one of the pulls is stuck in the out position.
4. Mirror needs to be re-done or replaced.
5. The  knob on one of the pulls needs to be replaced--may just replace them all.

Not as fancy as one of Curtis' machines but a clean usable machine with a finish that coincidentally matches the furniture in my TV room! 

On to the pictures.

Any comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Tim

[memorylane]

I would like to buy that machine from you, for sale? Call me if you are thinking about it, I have a customer for that machine. Good machine, hard to find. I think I might be able to go $1000.00 I would just need to check. Thanks, Curtis, Memory Lane Restorations. 301-991-3532

[sodaworks]

Pretty cool,
I've never seen a stoner jr w/gum vendor.

[collecture]

Excellent buy Tim! I've only seen one other Jr. w/ gum and it was in worse shape and sold for more than $500 I believe.

[GreginNM]

Great looking machine, Tim!  I haven't seen one like that before.  I'm definitely going to have to get me a Stoner Jr. machine...just have to talk the wife into it.  She thinks it will make her eat more candy...I told her not if I take all the nickels out of the house and keep the machine locked with the only key on me!     Why can't I stumble on something like that down the street?  Oh, yea, I live on the border at the edge of the earth!

[SIGNGUY]

WOW< Great find... I would have been all over that as well. Great Score... Not only with the Embossed Fresh Candy, but Gum wheel to boot! Very cool...

Congrats

[memorylane]

Did you get the other one you were going to look at? I'm still interested in the Jr with Gum, I'm still good with a grand if it's complete. Let me know. Thanks, Curtis, Memory Lane Restorations.

[MCarter]

Now iam confused.....Can anyone tell me how many pulls are on a Junior with the gum wheel. I think i know were some are but i don't know if they are a senior model. If it looks like the one in this post  then there are 2 in this building i visited last week.

[SIGNGUY]

From what I know, the Juniors all have 6 pulls, with or without gum wheels. as the pull under the gum wheel is still necessary once the gum is selected I believe.
This is just from what I've heard, never owned a jr with gum wheel, but have owned the 180's which have the 8 pulls and that is how the gum wheel works on that one.

clear as mud right???

[memorylane]

The selection window will have 5 openings and a gum selector, 6 pull knobs, 5 for the candy selection and 1 for the gum select.