Produced by the Vendo company in the mid 40's and 50's the Vendo 83 is
a great looking machine. One thing you will notice about the 83 is that there
is no vending handle. Instead of a handle the bottle door was responsible for
turning drum and dispensing the drink when it was opened up - pretty neat! Vendo
also produced an electric coin mech version of the V-83. These machines look identical
to the other 83's except that they have a large coin door on the front. Early
versions - Had an aluminum plate across the front of the door. Later verions
- Had two stainless steel trim pieces as shown in the picture on the left. Just
like the Vendo-39 this machine was produced in large numbers and can easly be
found if you want one. One quick note - This machine is heavy - very heavy! |