Match Machine with Unusual Coin Entry
by John Carini
set it down and looked it over. It's an early match
vendor in nice original condition. When I first
looked at it, I thought the coin entry had been bro-
ken off. Upon further inspecting, I could see the
coin entry was at the top of the handle. The
machine came with key, and was marked $135. (w
got 10% off.) I had not seen one like this before,
and when I returned home, couldn't find one simi-
lar in Silent Salesman. Does anyone have informa-
tion on this machine?
At a mall across the street, we found a Modern
Vendor for $250. and an Advance Model D for
$450. - both priced too high to purchase. We
stopped at several other antique malls, but didn't
purchase anything. I really enjoy the shops in this
area because not only do I consistently find nice
general advertising, beer and liquor advertising,
but occasionally a nice coin-op machine pops up.
We haven't been doing much travel lately, so we
have to make the most of our weekends and local
antique stops. Over Labor Day Weekend, we
stopped at the South Beloit flea Market. This was
the first time we attended this show. It opened at
7:00 am, and we were there when it opened. I was
a bit disappointed, because there was only about 35
booths. It had rained the night before, so the
grounds were wet, and it was cool and damp. There
was new merchandise in a few booths, and some
general antiques in the others. One booth had a
1950's Jennings slot machine, not working, market
$850. A few had gas station collectibles, and some
had vintage toy trucks. Overall , disappointing.
Our next stop was the local antique shops. Since
it was only 8:00 am, we stopped for breakfast at a
restaurant right next door to one of our favorite
malls, the roscoe antique mall. Luckily, the mall
opened early that day. I really like this mall
because each time I go through it always seems to
have lots of new merchandise, especially nice
advertising pieces. This time we picked up a match
machine that I previously had my eye on. It was a
1920's Northwestern Match Vendor (see photo) in
nice shape. I got it for $145. As I picked it up I
heard my son calling me, running with a machine
under his arm. He wasn't sure what it was, so we
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Denver, Colorado
Kenna and I would like to thank all the good people we have met through the years.
It's hard to believe that it has been 25 years of doing the shows and having the fun
stuff on the side. 25 Years of scrounging, buying, selling, restoring and of course doing
the shows. However, the big man upstairs says it's time to slow down and make room
for the next generation of collectors. Once again .... THANK YOU .... lt's Been Fun!
Live Long and Prosper, JOHN & KENNA JOSEFFY
NOTE: John passed away on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2004,
Our sincere sympathy goes out to his family.
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