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Glass-globe vending machines are some of the most iconic coin-operated devices. Candy-coated gumballs were introduced in the 1900s, dispensed in machines with glass globes of different shapes and sizes mounted atop ornate, cast-iron bodies or simple, stamped-steel bases. By the mid-1920s, the gumball was the most numerous, coin-vended confection sold in the United States. All objects are courtesy of Joe Welch American Antique Museum in San Bruno, California. "The Automatic Age: #CoinOperated Machines" is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. http://bit.ly/CoinOperated This image was posted on May 02, 2018.

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