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Vending Machines
- An American Social History
Engelsk Paperback
Vending Machines
- An American Social History
Engelsk Paperback

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Although the 1880s are considered the beginning of the vending machine era, these devices have existed for a couple of thousand years. The earliest reference to a vending machine was made by Hero--a Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer who probably lived in Alexandria during the first century a.d.--who described and illustrated a coin-operated device to be used for vending sacrificial water in Egyptian temples. Completely automatic, the device was set in operation by the insertion of a five-drachma coin.

This work traces the history of the vending machine from its inception to its current place in popular American culture, with the eight chapters covering significant eras. Successes and failures of the machines, economic factors influencing the popularity (or lack thereof) of vending machines, and the struggle of industry to become a dominant, large-scale method of retailing products are discussed. This text is richly illustrated and includes appendices on vending dollar value, vending sales by location type and vending statistics.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
290
ISBN-13:
9780786413690
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0786413697
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
26 jul 2002
Længde:
15mm
Bredde:
152mm
Højde:
229mm
Forlag:
McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato:
26 jul 2002
Forfatter(e):
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