History Of Vending Machine
By Lina Lee, Wed Dec 7th
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What is a vending machine? The definition of vending quoted fromDictionary.com:"To sell by means of a vending machine."
While definition of vending machine quoted from Wikipedia is: "A vendingmachine is a machine that dispenses merchandise when a customerdeposits money, validated by a currency detector, sufficient topurchase the desired item (as opposed to a shop, where thepresence of personnel is required for every purchase)."
Usually, the machine may consist of a big rectangular-shapedbox, standing up, that has a place to insert coins or bills intothe machine. Merchandise to sell is placed in the vendingmachine and when a customer inserts adequate money and selectthe item he or she wants, the vending machine will automaticallyrelease the item through a special hole that is found at thelower part of the machine.
Do you know the history of vending machine? Vending machinehas a long history and let's learn about it:
* 215 BC, the ancient Greeks invented an urn and placed it in anEgyptian temple, which dispensed a certain amount of holy water.It was considered as the first vending machine.
* Early of 1880s, the first coin operated vending machines wereinvented in London. They were postcards vending machines.
* Richard Carlisle invented books vending machine.
* Coin acceptor mechanisms that distinguish genuine coins fromfake has made vending machines become more popular.
* The first vending machine in United States was located on thesubway platforms in New York City. It was invented by The ThomasAdams Company, dispensed Tutti Frutti gum.
* Pulver Manufacturing Company introduced the first animated gumvending machines in 1897.
* Gumball vending machines and round candygumball vending machines was firstly introduced in 1907.
* Early of 1900s, co-operated bars and cafes broke out likecrazy in France and Germany.
* Horn & Hadart (1902 - 1962) was a completely coin-operatedrestaurant in Philadelphia.
* Variety products were offered since: cigarettes, stamps,postcards, candy, gumball, etc.
* 1926, William Rowe from America invented a cigarette-vendingmachine.
* 1965, canned soft drinks vending machines were invented.
* 1981, the "talking" vending machines were invented.
* Up to date, vending machines has come in different shapes andsizes, dispenses various products.
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