C.O.C.A. Times
Issue: 2005-November - Vol 6 Num 3 - Page 5
FOREIGN FINDS
by John Carini
a penny machine with nice graphics in good condition.
The coin entry says "Made in Sweden". I also purchased
a Morris match vendor with excellent graphics and full
of "Rosebud" matches at the Springfield antique mall.
Happy with our finds, we left for home.
In July, we picked up a small collection of mostly
arcade and gum machines. But one piece in the collec-
tion is also a foreign machine. It's a French gumball
machine. It looks quite boxy, and when I first saw it, I
thought it was a trade stimulator (see photo). It's mostly
oak, with a stained glass front window. I can't figure out
why there is colored stained glass, as one would think
you would want a clear glass display. There are 2 metal
plates on the front with instructions, in French, listing
the price of the gum ball ( 1 F.) and how to operate the
machine, along with the address of the route man. I'm
guessing it's from the 1930s based on appearance. If
anyone has details on this machine, please e-mail me or
give me a call.
In May, we visited the Springfield Ohio Antique Ex-
travaganza. This is the third time we've gone to this
flea market. Not only is it a really big, nice flea mar-
ket, there are 3 huge antique malls just minutes away.
You can literally spend days antiquing in this area. This
year, we spotted a unique match machine. The dealer
was asking $575. I felt that was quite high, even though
I had never seen this match machine before. Nick said
he had just saw one sell at an Illinois auction for $1800.
After a bit of negotiation, she was willing to sell for
$500. She told us she just purchased it a few weeks
prior for over $300. I was surprised someone would
bid that much money on something they knew nothing
about, but she said she liked the graphics. We told her
we would think about it.
We walked around for bit longer, and my wife told
me I should get it for a father's day present. I went back
and was able to purchase if for $475. (see photo). The
machine has a case iron base and sheet metal body. It's
Morris
Match Vendor
Sweden
Match Machine
French
Gumball Machine
5
by John Carini
a penny machine with nice graphics in good condition.
The coin entry says "Made in Sweden". I also purchased
a Morris match vendor with excellent graphics and full
of "Rosebud" matches at the Springfield antique mall.
Happy with our finds, we left for home.
In July, we picked up a small collection of mostly
arcade and gum machines. But one piece in the collec-
tion is also a foreign machine. It's a French gumball
machine. It looks quite boxy, and when I first saw it, I
thought it was a trade stimulator (see photo). It's mostly
oak, with a stained glass front window. I can't figure out
why there is colored stained glass, as one would think
you would want a clear glass display. There are 2 metal
plates on the front with instructions, in French, listing
the price of the gum ball ( 1 F.) and how to operate the
machine, along with the address of the route man. I'm
guessing it's from the 1930s based on appearance. If
anyone has details on this machine, please e-mail me or
give me a call.
In May, we visited the Springfield Ohio Antique Ex-
travaganza. This is the third time we've gone to this
flea market. Not only is it a really big, nice flea mar-
ket, there are 3 huge antique malls just minutes away.
You can literally spend days antiquing in this area. This
year, we spotted a unique match machine. The dealer
was asking $575. I felt that was quite high, even though
I had never seen this match machine before. Nick said
he had just saw one sell at an Illinois auction for $1800.
After a bit of negotiation, she was willing to sell for
$500. She told us she just purchased it a few weeks
prior for over $300. I was surprised someone would
bid that much money on something they knew nothing
about, but she said she liked the graphics. We told her
we would think about it.
We walked around for bit longer, and my wife told
me I should get it for a father's day present. I went back
and was able to purchase if for $475. (see photo). The
machine has a case iron base and sheet metal body. It's
Morris
Match Vendor
Sweden
Match Machine
French
Gumball Machine
5
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