Artist/Maker Daval Manufacturing Company (1934–1939)

Gumball machine

1920-1940

Place madeUnited States, North America

Metal, glass, paper, enamel, Bakelite

Overall: 8 × 10 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (20.3 × 26.7 × 31.8 cm)

Gift of Bella C. Landauer

2002.1.3416

DescriptionGray metal counter-top store display and slot machine. Penny slot on the top and an orange Bakelite knob on the front, three cylinders inside glass window on front. Cylinders printed with tiny reproductions of cigarette packs of several brands including Camel, Pall Mall, Raleigh, Spud Menthol, and Chesterfield. Colored marbles are visible through second window in place of the original gum balls. The top blue enameled metal label plate reads in orange and gold "Marvel / Spin Reels / To Line Up / Three-Of-A-Kind / For Your / Amusement / Positively No Sales To Minors / Daval Co. Chicago."

ClassificationsLANDAUER COLLECTION OF BUSINESS AND ADVERTISING EPHEMERA

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