Originally starting as a sawmill, the Tennessee Furniture Company of Chattanooga opened in 1865. It began as an offshoot of the sawmill, in order to sell off the flawed pieces of wood that wouldn’t have sold otherwise. Gaston Raoul was the second owner of the furniture company. He bought an additional enterprise, the Odorless Refrigeration [...]
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Cavalier Corporation Soda Machine Company
October 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: Cavalier Corporation · Manufactures Histories
Jacobs 56 Pepsi Vendor
September 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
The Jacobs 56 Pepsi-Cola Vending Machine
The Jacobs 56 Pepsi-Cola Vending Machine is one of the most sought-after Pepsi machines ever made. Serious collectors consider it the “Holy Grail” of all soda machines. Having been manufactured for only two years, between 1952 and 1953, makes this a very rare machine. We are proud to have restored [...]
Tags: F. L. Jacobs · Manufactures Histories · Pepsi-Cola · Soda Machines · Vintage Vending Machines
Mobil Oil Corporation
September 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Mobil Oil
“At the Sign of Friendly Service”
In 1870 the oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller and his partner, Henry Morrison Flagler incorporated the Standard Oil Company. By 1878 Standard Oil had control of $33 million of the total $35 million refining business in the United States and in 1882 Rockefeller reorganized his company into the [...]
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Gulf Oil Company
September 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Gulf Oil “Stop at the Sign of the Orange Disc”
Gulf Oil was established in 1901 by a group of investors after a discovery of oil at Spindletop, Texas. The largest investor in the company was William Larimer Mellon, who became the head of the corporation and continued in that position for 45 years. In 1907 [...]
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Cities Service Oil Company
August 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Cities Service “For People Going Places!”
Cities Service Company was started by an oilman, Henry Latham Dougherty, in 1910 to supply gas and electricity to small public utilities. The next three years saw enormous growth, including the purchasing of the Quapaw Gas Company, much of the Barnsdall Properties, and in addition, the Empire Gas Company. In [...]
Tags: CITGO · City Services · History · Manufactures Histories · Occidental Petroleum
1941 Vendorlator 120 Soda Vending Machine
July 24th, 2008 · No Comments
1941 Vendorlator 120 Soda Machine
We have seen a lot of soda machines here at Vintage Vending, and I would have to say that this one could be the ugliest. Seemed like a good idea at the time, I would guess. It vends up to 63 different flavors and holds any size bottles. “It is modern [...]
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