Coin Slot

Coin Slot Magazine - #092 - 1982 - October [International Arcade Museum]
Vending Vignette
gumballs would stack up. Then they
had some little levers that would
kick into place so that only one or
BLUE BIRD
By Dave Bassitt
two gumballs would drop out, as
necessary. Then the levers would
B
Hue Bird products, the manu
move
facturer of the BLUE BIRD,
made in excess of 500,000
BLUE BIRDS. This machine is fre
quently seen, and, if I might com
ment, carries value only with the
machine that is constantly not iden
tified correctly, it is the BLUE BIRD.
We will continue to discuss BLUE
Look! Double Value 6 Balls 3 Cents
This machine, "Novel 1-2-3 Gum
BIRDS in the next article.
Merchant," was one of the fastest
selling items ever designed. It
would hold the public's interest and
was so extremely fascinating that
Jukebox Record
Continued from page 39
MODEL 4009
all that was needed for counter
space.
The BLUE BIRD version of the "6
for 3$" or "1-2-3"
machine was
manufactured during the '30s. It
would vend one ball on the first
penny, two on the second, and three
on the third. Bluebird always manu
The height of the BLUE BIRD
factured complicated mechanisms,
shown was 17 inches and it had a
capacity of 1,200 balls. It normally
weighed about eight pounds. In a
and really outdid themselves on
gum wheels, one on top of the
drugstore, about eight inches was
other, so that a column of three
this one. They stacked three of their
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48 —THE COIN SLOT
most easy
There are many other versions of
The majority of BLUE BIRD gum
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the
BLUEBIRDS. However, if there is a
machines are always missing a sign
that reads:
'
Not
Missouri.
original decals, which makes the
machine very desirable.
the collection of pennies came fast
and furioua
It was a handsome machine. All
visible portions are of polished, sil
ver-like aluminum. It was an orna
ment to any place of business. It was
mechanically perfect and delivered
gumballs for every penny deposited.
It was free from all gambling features
back.
mechanism to understand.
This was definitely a mid-western
machine, since it was manufactured
and distributed from Kansas City,
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