I have owned this 1902 vender for around 28~ years now. It came out of an old Clare Michigan store, where it was purchased from the estate by a picker/antique dealer from Midland Michigan. I purchased it directly from him, along with various other machines only a day or so if that from the time he bought them. I have only ever seen a single other one in the wild, which was on Ebay many years ago. I don't even remember how many years ago now, or if it actually sold at that time. The only person that has ever seen this or known that I owned this (besides me and the picker), was Rick Frink, and even that was over 20+ years ago. I have lost touch with Rick as I am not a very active collector. I have considered selling this several times, but have continued to hold back so far as it's nice to own a coin-op device very few others have ever even seen as they are so few.
It is quarter-sawn oak construction, mechanism is brass or bronze, some steel, and it takes miniature match boxes to vend for 1 cents per box. It does not have a back door (I never got that) and needs cleaning and restoration, though it does work. The nickle-plate casting on the front features the Mills Owl on the top, and at the bottom, there is a carrier pigeon with a letter in it's beak, flying above a smiling-faced quarter moon.
With all that said, enjoy the pictures!