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This card-vending fortune teller was one of several which attempted to blind the public with science, like Brenner's Radio Analyst and Bradshaw's Green Ray. John Brenner, a German compatriot of Charles Ahrens, is credited with discovering the public appetite for such machines. |
Ahrens 1930s
The Major
The name and mix and match style of this early Oliver Whales allwin betray its immediate post war origin. The spandrels are re-purposed BMCo stock. |
Oliver Whales 1940s
Nestle’s Milk Chocolate
This cast iron double chocolate vendor was a common site on major railway stations in the pre-war period. |
BAC 1920s
Harper Super De Luxe
This four column steel-cased cigarette vendor was way ahead of its time with its amazing mechanically scrolling advertising banner which seems to anticipate the digital age. The 'ENTIRELY AUTOMATIC' product delivery mechanism was also advanced for its day, totally eliminating the need to pull or push a drawer to receive the goods, and thereby removing a common cause of trouble. A further feature of the De Luxe model was the central dial barometer in place of the Smiths clock. |
Harper 1930s
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