1935 Wayne Model 60 Gas Pump
Wayne is one of the oldest and most successful original gas pump makers, dating back to 1891. The Wayne Company revolutionized the service station industry in 1933 when it introduced the first computing pump with the Model 40. In response to the need for a more modern and attractive computing [...]

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1935 Wayne Model 50 Displaymeter
Displaymeters were the mega-pumps of their day. These gas pumps were outfitted with display shelves to facilitate sales directly at the pump. Gas retailers realized the potential for additional, impulse sales if products were displayed at the island for the customer.
(Remember: these were the days before self-serve gas, when a [...]

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Refrigerated Apples Vending Machine
I never realized there was such a market for fruit vending machines back in the day. This cool-looking machine is the third fruit vendor that we have come across a photo or literature on. It appears to be a 1950’s machine and was probably rare even back then. If you have [...]

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Canteen Hot Dog and Hamburger Vending Machine
This isn’t a great picture, but it’s all we have on this one. This vending machine with “Canteen” across the top appears to be some sort of a hot food vendor. The graphics on the mirror look to be a hamburger and a hot dog. This is an unusual [...]

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Welch’s Juice Vendor
The 1950’s Welch Juice vending machine dispensed cups of Welch’s juices, like grape and apple. This model was a 2-flavor dispenser. Inside the machine, concentrated fruit juice was mixed with water and then dispensed into cups for the customer. The unit needed to be connected to the city water supply to intake water [...]

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The Vendo V-81’s and VMC-81 Soda Machines, Similarities & Differences
The Vendo Company eventually merged with its rival, the Vendorlator Manufacturing Company in 1956, but originally they were two separate entities building some very similar soda machines. In the mid 1950’s the Vendo Company was manufacturing the Vendo 81 exclusively for The Coca-Cola Company, and the [...]

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