Service Manuals for Coca-Cola Vendo 81, 44 & 39 Soda Machines
At the Retroplanet.com site we are offering free downloads of PDFs of service manuals for three models of Coca-Cola soda machines from the 1950’s. They are the Vendo 81, 44 and 39. These PDFs can be found at the Retroplanet PDF Library.
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There is a great blog at Retroplanet.com about Coca-Cola coolers being used in various establishments in Southern California in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The photos included with the blog are literally snapshots of a way of life that is no longer with us. Head over to Retroplanet.com and the Blog heading of Vintage [...]
Tags: Pic Nic Coolers · Soda Coolers · Soda Fountain & Dispensers · Soda Machines · Uncategorized
Pepsi-Cola Mexican Mini Cooler
Here is a very interesting Pepsi cooler. Because it is a double-dot we know it is from the 40’s. We also think it is from Mexico because of the decals on the side of the original. It looks like more of a mini-fridge icebox than a cooler, and is definitely an original [...]
Tags: Other Vending Machines · Pepsi-Cola · Pic Nic Coolers · Soda Coolers · Soda Fountain & Dispensers · Soda Machines
Glascock Countertop Cooler
In 1929 the first officially approved retail cooler for dispensing bottles of Coca-Cola was introduced. It was a Glascock cooler. This particular Glascock countertop cooler was introduced in 1931. This open-top cooler was both the smallest and least expensive cooler made by Glascock. It hit the market priced at $5.95. It held 36 [...]
Tags: Coca-Cola · Coca-Cola Chest Coolers · Glascock · Glascock Countertop Cooler · Pic Nic Coolers · Soda Coolers · Soda Fountain & Dispensers · Soda Machines
The Evolution of Soft Drink Dispensing
Recently, while doing descriptions for the soda fountain dispensers in the Retroplanet Museum, I was struck by how little I knew about how these IN-dispensable drinks evolved. Drinks like Coca-Cola and Pepsi have become such a staple in the American diet that I think many of us take them for [...]
Tags: Coca-Cola · Pepsi-Cola · Soda Coolers · Soda Fountain · Soda Fountain & Dispensers · Welche's Juice Vendor
Help Us Identify Our Coke Cooler
We have added information in the Retroplanet Museum about our coolers. One of these is a Coca-Cola cooler from Mexico that we know very little about. Take a look and see if you might be able to help identify the name of the manufacturer and the approximate date.
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Tags: Coca-Cola Cooler · Soda Coolers · Soda Fountain & Dispensers · Soda Machines · Unique & Unusual · Unknown
