Vintage Vending Machines
Instructions: Drop a coin and pull the knob: test your memory of the chrome-and-glass vending machines that dispensed icy bottles of pop, gum, and cigarettes.
- 1.
Early Coca-Cola vending machines kept bottles cold by storing them in what?
AA tank of ice waterBA refrigerated coil trayCDry ice compartmentsDA freezer box - 2.
What was the price of a bottle of Coca-Cola from a vending machine for most of the 1950s?
A5 centsB10 centsC25 centsD1 cent - 3.
The Horn & Hardart Automat, famous for its coin-operated food compartments, was most closely associated with which two cities?
ANew York and PhiladelphiaBChicago and DetroitCBoston and Washington D.C.DLos Angeles and San Francisco - 4.
In a classic gumball machine, what color was the gumball that was considered a lucky prize and entitled you to a free gumball?
AWhiteBRedCBlueDYellow - 5.
The iconic Coca-Cola vending machine model known as the "Vendo 81" got its name because it could hold how many bottles?
A81 bottlesB81 ouncesC81 cents worth of productD81 different flavors - 6.
Cigarette vending machines were a common sight in restaurants and bars for decades. What action did you perform to select and retrieve your pack?
APull a knob or handleBPress a buttonCTurn a dialDInsert a card - 7.
Horn & Hardart Automats closed their last location in which decade?
A1990sB1970sC1960sD2000s - 8.
Early glass-front soda bottle machines are often called "chest coolers." Which of these brands made one of the most collectible chest-style Coke machines?
ACavalierBFrigidaireCKenmoreDWhirlpool - 9.
What was the most common coin needed to operate a penny gumball machine in the 1950s?
AOne pennyBOne nickelCOne dimeDOne quarter - 10.
The Automat cafeteria concept originated in which country before coming to America?
AGermanyBFranceCEnglandDSweden - 11.
In the 1950s and 1960s, a popular vending machine in school hallways and bus stations dispensed individual servings of what hot drink?
ACoffeeBHot chocolateCTeaDChicken broth - 12.
Pepsi's famous 1930s and 1940s vending-machine selling point was that, for the same nickel, its bottle gave you what compared to a bottle of Coke?
ATwice as much soda — 12 ounces instead of about 6BA free refill with every purchaseCA colder bottle straight from the freezerDA souvenir bottle cap good for a prize - 13.
Which famous American company produced the "Ball Gum" machines with the distinctive globe-shaped glass bowl in the early 20th century?
ANorthwestern CorporationBFord Gum & Machine CompanyCVictor VendingDPulver Manufacturing - 14.
By the mid-1970s, most soda vending machines had switched from dispensing glass bottles to dispensing what?
AAluminum cansBPlastic bottlesCPaper cups with liquid sodaDGlass cups - 15.
In the Horn & Hardart Automat, what did you do to open the small glass door and retrieve your food item such as a slice of pie or a sandwich?
AInsert a nickel and turn the knobBPress a button after inserting a dollar billCAsk a cashier for a tokenDPull a lever on the side of the cabinet