FALL 2012 Auction
Wed, Nov 14, 2012 09:00PM EST - Sun, Dec 2, 2012 12:00PM EST
Lot 432
C.1956 BASEBALL CARD AND GUMBALL VENDING MACHINE
Sold for
$2,185.20
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $100,000 |
| $1,500,000 | $150,000 |
How cool is this? Close your eyes and it's 1956 all over again. Ike is safely in the White House Elvis is causing consternation across the land by wiggling his hips on the Ed Sullivan Show and the Communists are causing all kinds of aggravation in Eastern Europe. Mickey Mantle is en route to his Triple Crown and Don Larsen will add to Brooklyn angst big time with a perfect game in mid-October when it matters most. And a mere 3 cents will get you a genuine U.S. Postal Service stamp but more importantly one penny appropriately inserted into this shiny red baseball card vending machine could get you a 1956 Topps Mickey Mantle card or maybe a Don Larsen. And a bubble gum ball too. Now open your eyes and shove a penny cautiously into this handsomely time-traveled shiny-red baseball card vending machine. We can't promise the possibility of getting a 1956 Topps Mantle unless of course you stick one in there beforehand. Baby boomers will remember this 13-by-5-inch beauty (and 13 inches tall) from grocery store or soda fountain counter tops. This is in marvelous condition betraying only a handful of tiny scuffs and some corner wear on the top piece and seems to be in perfect working order as well. The weights are included that are used to put on top of the two columns of cards from each side and ensure that a card is pushed out each time; the key that opens both the top and the money box on the back is provided and is in likewise working order. Three 4-by-6-inch glass panes are provided; there is some slight chipping on some of the edges but not a whisper of any of it is visible when the panes are inserted at the front. Four original 1956 Topps cards of varying condition are included as the essential elements of the display; like the panes of glass once they are properly inserted the corners are not visible providing a Nr-Mt appearance to the potential customer. If you're too squeamish to put actual 1950's Topps cards inside a handsome stack of their popular Heritage or Archives cards from modern day will work quite nicely. About 50 pennies and a couple of gum balls are also provided with the former being suitable for immediate use as prescribed and the latter not so much.
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