Coin operated vending machines were developed in the United Kingdom in 1880s. The first vending machine patents were granted in 1886. Within a few short years, dozens of invention appeared, and most dispensing inexpensive goods such penny candy, handfuls of peanuts or gum.
In 1926 Sodamats, an early version of soft drink dispenser, were introduced.
American Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages convention, a new vending machine was displayed in 1932.
Made by the Globe company of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the machine contained five compartments, holding 12 bottles each.
Bottle often jammed inside the early made machines, and coin receivers could not distinguish wooden nickels, metal slugs, or even cardboard circles from real coins.
In 1937 Coca-Cola and its distributers began to use of coin operated coolers.
Ten years later, Coca-Cola and Westinghouse Electric jointly introduced a vending machine that dispensed Coke in a cup and could make change.
During early 1950s Vendo Company invented the first upright soft drink machines that could handle multiple beverages, most of which Coca-Cola.
Aluminum cans were first used in 1957 and in 1965 soft drinks on cans were dispensed from vending machines.
In 1981 talking vending machines were introduced; five years later, the first vending machines that accepted credit and debit cards were introduced.
History of soft drink vending machine
A beverage is a liquid designed for consumption, often crafted to have a pleasing flavor, such as an alcoholic drink. History, in contrast, is a systematic record of events, particularly those affecting a nation, institution, science, or art, usually with an analysis of their causes. Thus, the history of beverages entails a detailed and organized account of the evolution of various drinks over time.
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