C.O.C.A. Times
Issue: 2010-November - Vol 14 Num 3 - Page 10
Personal Favorites - Northwestern's, Model ...
33 Peanut • 33 Gumball • 33 Junior
by Dan Davids
When I began collecting Gum and Peanut machines in
the late 1980's I became enamored with Northwestern
machines because of their Porcelain over cast iron
finishes and wide range of colors, and soon began to
focus my quest to obtain all the colors of these won-
derful machines. Along the way the late Bill Enes
began calling me "Mr. Northwestern" and the moniker
stuck. For a fleeting moment I thought about writing
this article in the 3rd person- you know; Mr. North-
western says this and Mr. Northwestern thinks that,
but then thought that Bill might just come back and
kick my butt, so I quickly reconsidered!
over the last 20+ years-and after all, I AM Mr.
Northwestern (ha-ha).
Northwestern 33 Peanut Machines
(in order of scarcity)
Red
(maybe 50% of the total) different
shades,
but mostly some version of 'Tomato
Soup' in color
Green (maybe 35%) similar to but slightly different
than the 'Columbus' green
Painted (maybe 10%) Although tough to find with
original 2 tone green paint
Black (less than 200)
White (less than 150)
Blue
(less than 100)
Yellow (less than 100)
Orange (less than 75)
Brown (less than 25)
Tan
(1 known)
I can't begin to tell you how many of these machines
I've had pass though my hands, but the number is
most certainly in the hundreds. And the quest became
a passion- looking for Private Labeled chute flaps,
colored porcelain pieces in mint condition, and Frost-
ed Globes with perfect original decals - in many cases
buying whole machines to get a single part.
So for this article I'm going to focus on the Model 33
Machines- Peanut, Gumball and Junior.
Now regarding these numbers, they're my estimates,
but for instance, I couldn't tell you where 200 Black
33 Ps are-so I've added the numbers just put it all
into perspective.
Often I get asked about colors and which is the most
scarce (dare I use the word 'rare'), so a while ago 1
wrote up a little primer listing the machines in their
order of scarcity- strictly based on my experiences
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33 Peanut • 33 Gumball • 33 Junior
by Dan Davids
When I began collecting Gum and Peanut machines in
the late 1980's I became enamored with Northwestern
machines because of their Porcelain over cast iron
finishes and wide range of colors, and soon began to
focus my quest to obtain all the colors of these won-
derful machines. Along the way the late Bill Enes
began calling me "Mr. Northwestern" and the moniker
stuck. For a fleeting moment I thought about writing
this article in the 3rd person- you know; Mr. North-
western says this and Mr. Northwestern thinks that,
but then thought that Bill might just come back and
kick my butt, so I quickly reconsidered!
over the last 20+ years-and after all, I AM Mr.
Northwestern (ha-ha).
Northwestern 33 Peanut Machines
(in order of scarcity)
Red
(maybe 50% of the total) different
shades,
but mostly some version of 'Tomato
Soup' in color
Green (maybe 35%) similar to but slightly different
than the 'Columbus' green
Painted (maybe 10%) Although tough to find with
original 2 tone green paint
Black (less than 200)
White (less than 150)
Blue
(less than 100)
Yellow (less than 100)
Orange (less than 75)
Brown (less than 25)
Tan
(1 known)
I can't begin to tell you how many of these machines
I've had pass though my hands, but the number is
most certainly in the hundreds. And the quest became
a passion- looking for Private Labeled chute flaps,
colored porcelain pieces in mint condition, and Frost-
ed Globes with perfect original decals - in many cases
buying whole machines to get a single part.
So for this article I'm going to focus on the Model 33
Machines- Peanut, Gumball and Junior.
Now regarding these numbers, they're my estimates,
but for instance, I couldn't tell you where 200 Black
33 Ps are-so I've added the numbers just put it all
into perspective.
Often I get asked about colors and which is the most
scarce (dare I use the word 'rare'), so a while ago 1
wrote up a little primer listing the machines in their
order of scarcity- strictly based on my experiences
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