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215 BC
The first vending machine was made by the Greeks, used to bring water to the Egyptian temples.
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London had their own vending machine, used to give out postcards.
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At around 1880, a vending machine was invented by Richard Carlisle to sell books.
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In 1897, gum vending machines(Not gumballs) were put in New York subways by a gum company. The image shows a modern day gum-dispensing machine.
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In 1902, a resteraunt Horn & Hardart came into business as a vending-resteraunt, staying in business successfully until 1962. It consisted mainly of large-scale vending machines, that dispensed all sorts of food to customers.
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The first of our modern day gumball machines was made in 1907, hosting the same round top of todays modern figures.
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In the 1920's, the first of the modern-day soda machines was made. Like today, a cup was placed underneath to recieve the drink wanted. It was the start of todays coke-machines. The image shows a soda-machine from 1907, which was similar to the creation of the 1920's.
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In 1926 William Rowe, American inventor, made the first cigarette venidng machine.
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During the 1940's and 50's the Vendorlator Manufacturing Company made more soda-dispensing machines. This model(Shown left) is one of the versions they made. This is the VMC 27, similar-looking to the later model VMC 33.
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Today's top vending machines belong to Coca Cola. The touch screens, automatic dispensers, and simple look all make for the best vending machine models yet. The image shows only one of multiple models.
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Information on the timeline is from: http://inventors.about.com/od/uvstartinventions/a/vending.htm
