Brookside Gumball Machine - 1 Cent


 

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  aw item number:  2001.148
  manufacturer:  H. K. Hart Confections Co., Inc.
  model:  Brookside
  serial number:  4150
  date manufactured:  1950

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size:  7"L x 11"H x 7.75"W
weight:  5.5 lbs.
color:  Chrome   composition:  Steel & glass
acquisition date:  5/29/2001

 

status:  Collection

description:  A penny operated counter top gumball machine. A solid glass globe with a flat top rest with the opening at the bottom on top of a square chrome plated base which also houses the coin mechanism.

information:  This machine was manufacture for Brookside Distributers Inc., of Boston, MA by Hart. The Brookside was for private non-franchised operators while the same machine by Hart carried the Hart name of the licensed operators, similar to Ford Gum. Herman Hart was very familiar with the opportunity because he was once Fords comptroller.

accessories:  Lock and key.


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