'Drink Coca Cola in bottles ICE COLD' Fraai authentiek Coca Cola-automaat. Vervaardigd in de jaren '40/'50 (wellicht zelfs eind jaren '30) door The Vendo Company in Kansas City. Gooi er 10 dollarcent in en je kunt een flesje gekoeld uit de draaiende dispenser halen achter het deurtje. In werkende toestand volgens zeggen van de vorige eigenaar. Er zit helaas geen muntje van 10 dollarcent bij. Afmetingen: Hoogte: ca. 150 cm Breedte: 69 cm Diepte: 47 cm Conditie: Op enkele gebruikssporen na in uitstekende conditie! Alleen af te halen. ¶A Kansas City company was a vending machine pioneer. The modern beverage-vending machine, so universally recognized today, has some roots in Kansas City. From 1937 to 1956, the Vendo Company of Kansas City, Missouri, developed and maintained the earliest forms of vending machine technology. Prior to the use of coin-operated vending machines, soda bottles were distributed from coolers packed with ice, and payment was on the honor system. Capitalizing on the lack of effective payment collection, brothers Elmer and John Pierson of Kansas City developed a coin-operated locking lid to be placed on common ice chests. This, in effect, created the first vending machine. The Pierson brothers continued to develop this technology after establishing The Vendo Company in 1937. The Vendo Company built and maintained Coca-Cola machines throughout the Midwest until 1956 when it merged with Vendorlater, a former Pepsi-Cola bottling company, and moved to California. Emblazoned at the top of all Coca-Cola vending machines is the softdrink company's easily recognizable name. The Coca-Cola Company was established in 1899; throughout the 20th century it ensured its logo was seen on a variety of products. Today, Coca-Cola remains the best example of the modern marketing tactic known as name recognition. The mass production of Coca-Cola items makes it a popular genre for collectors. Bron: website Kansapedia