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[cpdretired]

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Here's one for the experts. Can you identify this machine.

[nvmos2]

Interesting;
It appears to be a gumball or marble vender,
only the photos show it upside down;
The vending wheel should be horizontal (not vertical as shown);
the operating lever should point directly at customer (not at ceiling);
the coin slot should face ceiling (not customer).
The customer would drop coin straight down into slot, push/pull lever and a gum ball would roll out toward him.

The machine would slide on/off wall bracket (you can see 3 holes where bracket attaches to wall)
and lock into the base of the bracket with hook.

May have had a gambling element;
the holes on the vend wheel do not appear evenly spaced and there is some sort of 3 position adjustment on how far the wheel turns with each coin.

I'm assuming the gum balls were stored in the upper slanted compartment and entered the vend wheel on one side while the coins fell into a coin box on the other side;
can't tell from photos.

If I'm correct, I'm a little surprised the seller would post upside down photos;
don't know if he is on this forum, but he is no stranger to coinop.

I have no idea who may have made it, but it has a home made quality to it.
Perhaps it was made by a small time operator with wood working skills.
Or perhaps a practical joker from a more recent era; wouldn't be the first time.