Lot # : 71 - 1940s 6-10 cent coinop Coffee Machines DELCAFE 300

Here is yet ANOTHER super rare item (or pair of items) that I would wager most of you have never seen. And those who have seen one, it's probably been decades since you've seen one. This is a set of two very vintage coin operated Coffee Machines. I believe they are from the 1940s. Could even be earlier, I don't know. From what I have been told, these were originally 5 cent coffee machines, then they went up to 6 cents, and finally to 10 cents. So both of these are currently set for 10 cents per cup with dime mechanisms in them. They have not been in operation for probably over 50 years, so definitely major projects. One of them got wet on the bottom and the bottom is rusting out badly - it can't even stand up straight anymore. The other can stand up and is in better condition. They appear to be complete, although I really don't know anything about them so I can't promise that. They do have a lot of stuff and mechanics in them though. They had a bunch of extra parts with them when I bought them, and I have those parts included inside and in a metal coin box. One thing that I found in them was a bunch of old nickels that were still in them, and you can tell these came from a long time ago, because there are even several Buffalo nickels included (I am including all these nickels in this deal too). When is the last time you saw a Buffalo nickel? In the wild? These machines came from a mini-warehouse that I purchased all the stuff from in the old National Mini Warehouses in Champaign, IL back in about 1993. I used to have 7 of the biggest units they had (16 x 36) before I started buying buildings in McLean, IL. So while I was renting there, the manager told me that an old lady was closing out her account and wanted to get rid of all the stuff in her unit, and he thought I might be interested. I met her and looked inside - it was a unit full of old vending machines. I mean really old. Like these coffee machines. Originally I think there were 5 of 6 of these, plus several other styles of coffee machine, some soup machines, and maybe a few other things. She wanted like $500 for everything and I paid her for it just to be nice. She was the daughter of the guy who had operated these machines. She told me that he shut down his vending route and put all of these machines in storage - 28 years ago - and had been paying monthly rent to keep them all that time, never even going to the unit again. So 28 years back from 1993 means about 1965 is when he put them in there. But he had been operating them for decades, so odds are they are from the 40s. Anyway, they then moved to my warehouse, where they have sat ever since. I disposed of some of the worst ones, sold a few to people over the years, and these two are the last like this style I have. Never seen anything like them before or since. I think the better one of these could be restored. That would be such a cool thing to have in your rec room. Also comes with all the spare parts you see, as well as the box of cups that you see. The box of cups is new, but not in good condition - not sure if the cups inside are still usable or totally destroyed. Buy it and find out. Thanks for your interest! Another one of a kind item from Arcadia Auctions!