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The first #electric shock devices date to the mid-18th century, when electrical therapy was commonly administered as a treatment for nervous disorders. #CoinOperated This tweet was posted on July 19, 2018.

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. https://t.co/vtBTqEQXW4 This tweet was posted on June 28, 2018.

"Absolutely Sanitary US Postage Stamps" This #coinoperated machine from the early 20th century vended items for #mail correspondence outside of the post office. #philately This tweet was posted on June 28, 2018.

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. https://t.co/vtBTqEQXW4 #TheAutomaticAge This tweet was posted on June 13, 2018.

The Bull’s Head #perfume vendor was a novel option—one penny and a pull on its horns shot a dose of fragrance from the bull’s mouth. #TheAutomaticAge #CoinOperated This tweet was posted on June 13, 2018.

All objects are courtesy of Joe Welch American Antique Museum in San Bruno, California. "The Automatic Age: Coin-Operated Machines" is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/vtBTqEQXW4 #CoinOperated This tweet was posted on June 01, 2018.

At the saloon? In a pinch and need some buttons? This coin-operated machine from around 1905 would have had you buttoned-up in no time and for only 5¢. #CoinOperated This tweet was posted on June 01, 2018.

Candy-coated gumballs were introduced in the 1900s, dispensed in machines with glass globes mounted atop cast-iron bodies or stamped-steel bases. By the mid-1920s, the gumball was the most numerous, coin-vended confection sold in the US. https://t.co/vtBTqEQXW4 #CoinOperated This tweet was posted on May 02, 2018.

"The Automatic Age: #CoinOperated Machines" is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/vtBTqEQXW4 This tweet was posted on April 11, 2018.

In 1933, H.C. Evans and Company manufactured Saratoga Sweepstakes, a mechanically innovative game with #horses that passed and re-passed each other at varying speeds. #coinoperated This tweet was posted on April 11, 2018.

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. https://t.co/vtBTqEQXW4 This tweet was posted on March 06, 2018.

Wurlitzer also marketed a line of tabletop models for smaller businesses. These compact jukeboxes employed a twelve-selection mechanism that raised or lowered 78 rpm records arranged in a stack to the desired disc. #coinoperated This tweet was posted on March 06, 2018.