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  2. Gumball machine - Wikipedia

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    It has a locked metal top which can be removed to restock the machine. A coin is inserted into the base and a knob is turned clockwise 360 degrees, depositing the coin in the base of the machine and allowing a gumball or trinket to be dispensed into a chute at the bottom of the machine that is closed off by a metal flap.

  3. Bulk vending - Wikipedia

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    Bulk vending machines are susceptible to fraud. Unlike other vending machines, most bulk vending machines do not read coins' "metallic signature," and a worthless token of the same size as a coin (e.g. a wooden nickel or a washer) can, in most cases, operate a bulk vending machine equally as well as a coin can.

  4. You may want to think twice before getting gum from a gumball ...

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    In 1888, inventor Thomas Adams debuted coin-operated vending machines in New York City, which dispensed packaged gum, mints and stationery. Fewer than 20 years later, ...

  5. Mills Novelty Company - Wikipedia

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    At that time the main products of Mills Industries were commercial ice cream freezers, frozen custard and milk shake machines and all types of vending machines. During 1953 and 1954, the company had added a coin-operated coffee vending machine , a three-flavor beverage bottle vendor, a citrus fruit juice vendor, and an ice cream package vendor ...

  6. 50 Inventions From The Past That Were Amazingly Innovative - AOL

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    Yep, people back then would insert a coin and receive just the right amount of holy water from temples in Egypt.While the vending machine might seem like a fairly modern invention, it’s actually ...

  7. Vending machine - Wikipedia

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    A snack food vending machine made in 1952 Gashapon vending machines Newspaper vending machines in Munich, Germany An automobile parking ticket machine in the Czech Republic. A vending machine is an automated machine that dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes, and lottery tickets to consumers after cash, a credit card, or other forms of payment are inserted into the machine or ...

  8. Currency detector - Wikipedia

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    A currency detector or currency validator is a device that determines whether notes or coins are genuine or counterfeit.These devices are used in a wide range of automated machines, such as retail kiosks, supermarket self checkout machines, arcade gaming machines, payphones, launderette washing machines, car park ticket machines, automatic fare collection machines, public transport ticket ...

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