Nestle's Swiss milk chocolate vending machine
- Made:
- 1930-1939 in unknown
- maker:
- Nestlé Company Limited
Nestle chocolate vending machine, red and white, "push drawer back, press penny in slot, and pull out drawer".
Stations were the location of the first ever vending machines. Percival Everitt devised a coin-operated postcard and stamped envelope dispenser that appeared in stations in 1884. Soon after, there were vending machines for confectionery, tobacco and even Eau de Cologne.
Details
- Object Number:
- 1977-7021
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) and glass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1749 mm x 403 mm x 311 mm,
- type:
- vending machine
- credit:
- British Rail, Historical Relics