One of the best vending machines ever

[kf7mjf]

[Wacarry]

If that machine took credit cards, I'd be in heaven

[Captain90s]

What/where/when is this...........

[Wacarry]

A definite must have for the man cave

[PMB]

The actuaries would be rushing for the phone were I to have one of those in the man cave.
Love it.

[kf7mjf]

What/where/when is this...........

No context, but it looks pretty old based on the design and lack of dollar bill acceptor. I would guess 70's or 80's.

[cmica]

What/where/when is this...........

No context, but it looks pretty old based on the design and lack of dollar bill acceptor. I would guess 70's or 80's.

Better look again and hard its there, just above the coin slot

[mp1977]

Plus it has the nutrition facts posted.

[Massivedesign]

Early 90's...

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1632 ... tml?pg=all

Ore-Ida Foods plans to move into national field testing of its french-fry vending machines, with 50 hand-constructed test machines.

The company says in a newsletter a test machine passed with flying colors when put to use in the lunchroom at Ore-Ida's Boise headquarters."In the first week alone, we had over 700 vends, or consumer purchases, from the machine," said Joe Finch, general manager for marketing vended products.

The vending machine delivers 3.5 ounces of hot french fries cooked in a closed-loop hot-air system.

Present projections target 50,000 machines in operation across the United States within five to six years. Finch said that's only 5 percent of the total universe of vend locations, and the world market has overwhelming possibilities.

[joao01]

Early 90's...

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1632 ... tml?pg=all

Ore-Ida Foods plans to move into national field testing of its french-fry vending machines, with 50 hand-constructed test machines.

The company says in a newsletter a test machine passed with flying colors when put to use in the lunchroom at Ore-Ida's Boise headquarters."In the first week alone, we had over 700 vends, or consumer purchases, from the machine," said Joe Finch, general manager for marketing vended products.

The vending machine delivers 3.5 ounces of hot french fries cooked in a closed-loop hot-air system.

Present projections target 50,000 machines in operation across the United States within five to six years. Finch said that's only 5 percent of the total universe of vend locations, and the world market has overwhelming possibilities.

doesn't look promising since the article is from 1991. I would think 24 years would be enough time for the idea to take off.