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Tree frog nailed it. They are not offset so readily available. You may need to put a washer on the inside so the lock slips down into the vending mech. You may have to slightly adapt the screw holes too.

Does it show when displayed on your wall??

Oh dear. I did intend to bid on that machine and then forgot all about it. I always ask for extra pictures of all sides top and bottom. I was once a victim of a very similar situation but in my case the bottom of the machine has completely rusted away where it had obviously sat in a pool of water fo...

Well done. Looks all complete in there.

I have a 100 plus original vendors that I would never touch but I’ve had many more that needed something.

Just had a look through my old pictures and yes a Newbie mistake at the time. It was one of the first machines I ever restored so I can forgive myself for the minor matter.

HEY... Good Point. I don't know now. Machine long gone. Might have been a dyslexic moment on my part. I have been known to have them.

It was the only machine I have ever owned that vended on a half penny.

I gave it a new lease of life.

Never seen another. I bought mine many years ago. The graphics were so poor that I could hardly work out the picture of the boy. It wasn't until I came across a picture on the net a few years later that I figured it out.

I've had a couple of these machines over the years. Both mine have been white in colour working on old penny. Not sure you can date by colour. The machine is the same as are the graphics, I think. Just checked the one I have on the wall and I'm missing that frame for the glass too. I attached a piec...