Vending Machines by Kerry Segrave

Vending Machines by Kerry Segrave

Although the 1880s are considered the beginning of the vending machine era, these devices have existed for a couple of thousand years. The earliest reference to a vending machine was made by Hero--a Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer who probably lived in Alexandria during the first century a.d.--who described and illustrated a coin-operated device to be used for vending sacrificial water in Egyptian temples. Completely automatic, the device was set in operation by the insertion of a five-drachma coin. This work traces the history of the vending machine from its inception to its current place in popular American culture, with the eight chapters covering significant eras. Successes and failures of the machines, economic factors influencing the popularity (or lack thereof) of vending machines, and the struggle of industry to become a dominant, large-scale method of retailing products are discussed. This text is richly illustrated and includes appendices on vending dollar value, vending sales by location type and vending statistics.

“recounts the story of coin-operated automatic machines that dispense food, drink, products, or services”—C&RL News; “an important publication in the history of modern technology..highly recommended”—E-Streams; “a nice introduction to the vending machine industry...recommended”—Choice; “interesting”—Communication Booknotes Quarterly.

Cultural historian Kerry Segrave is the author of dozens of books on such diverse topics as drive-in theaters, ticket-scalping, lie detectors, jukeboxes, smoking and shoplifting. He lives in British Columbia.

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ISBN 13	9780786413690
ISBN 10	0786413697
Titel	Vending Machines
Autor	Kerry Segrave
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	McFarland & Co Inc
Erscheinungsjahr	2002-07-26
Seitenanzahl	290
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