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Baseball Card Vending Machines
4 Lots
 Lot 196. 1950s “PREMIERE Gum and Card Vendor” Tabletop Vending Machine. This vintage machine dispensed gumballs and cards in the 1950s. The two glass panels displaying the cards are intact. The 1961 baseball cards pictured are included. Text one the glass center panel says “Premiere Ball Gum and Card, INSERT 2 PENNIES, TURN HANDLE.” This vending machine is original and in good working order; a key provides access to the interior. While short of pristine, it is a well above average example. More than 95% of the original paint is present. There is paint loss on the front immediately above the base and various small chips and inoffensive points of wear. One perfunctory bolt is missing from the front. This vintage vendor will be a pleasant addition to a family room, eating place or collectibles store.
Winning Bid $433.
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 Lot 197. 1950s Baseball Card Vending Machine by Calex Manufacturing. This scarce vending machine, which is in exceptionally nice condition, measures 23” x 11 ¼” x 6”. It is original and in good working order. A key provides access to the machine’s interior. The front is striking. Six 1957 Topps baseball cards, which are included, grace the colorful front panel display. They are Robin Roberts, Bob Turley, Gene Woodling, Gus Triandos, Walt Dropo and the Red Sox team. Text on the panel reads “Buy the Entire Series, 6 for 5 cents, Use Nickel Only, Educational – Entertaining.” And awesome!
Winning Bid $429.
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 Lot 198. 1950s Exhibit Card Vending Machine by Calex Manufacturing. This scarce vending machine, which is original, is in nice condition and good working order. It measures 17 ¾” x 9 1/8” x 10 ¼”. A key provides access to the machine’s interior. The front is striking. Two 1947-66 exhibits cards, Willie Mays and Stan Musial, on the front panel display are included. Text on the panel reads “Buy the Entire Series, 2 for 5 cents, Use Nickel Only.” A desirable period vendor fit to display the likes of Stan the Man and The Say Hey Kid!
Winning Bid $429.
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 Lot 199. Impressive 1970s “Sports Card Center” Vendor. For a quarter, this red and white vendor dispenses 4-5 sports cards from one of three slots. It stands 21” tall and is 13 ½” wide and 8 ¼” deep. This tabletop machine has large letters on each side that say “Sport Card Center,” and there are images of a hockey stick, a football, a basketball and a baseball. A Plexiglas panel on the front provides for the display of sample cards and announces the price. It appears that the manufacturer of the vendor, possibly Monarch Product Sales of Covington, KY, expected that display cards would be taped in. With some creativity, cards can be displayed without damaging them. This is the case with the six cards shown - 1975 Brooks Robinson, Carl Yastrzemski, Phil Niekro, Steve Garvey, Jim Palmer and Johnny Bench. They are included with the vendor, which works and is ex-m with some minor abrasions and a couple of tiny dents. A special key provides access to the interior.
Winning Bid $291.
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