Oak Manufacturing Co. Premiere Card/Gum & similar vendors

[jra]

Hello,
I found this chap in the States who does parts for Oak premier gum dispenser and other gumball machine parts.
He may have the bits you need.
His contact details are: Mervyn Williams at llbbcoach1@aol.com
It's worth a try.
JRA.

[geofflove]

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I’m about to take delivery of one of these which I will need to strip and paint.

I can’t find any info about the cards these machines take so know nothing about size/thickness. I’m thinking of ‘re theming’ it depending on what cards I can find. Frustratingly, I just realised I missed the colcon auction yesterday where quite a few sets of fortune cards etc were sold. Whether they would have fitted this of course I don’t know.

Does anyone know the specs for these cards? Was there a common size across different machines/manufactures or did they all do their own thing so cards had to match the machine? Anyone know where to find a set or have any they would consider selling? Thanks

[slotalot]

Is this what you are looking for? https://www.skytamer.com/R724-1.html

[geofflove]

Thanks. That's helpful. Cheers

[geofflove]

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I’ve just taken delivery of this little thing. Intending to smarten it up a bit. I have a couple of questions…..

I’m not sure what coins it takes. I’m guessing it may be something French by the label. Sixpences fit but don’t release the knob to turn fully. I’ve not got the mech yet but do these have any sort of adjustment to accommodate different coins? I’m guessing it’s pretty simple once inside.

The bottom cash box is locked with no key. It appears to be a bit more secure than others I’ve managed to pick in the past. Am I likely to pick this or resort to drilling? Will I be able to find a suitable replacement lock. And similarly for the top - open but no key.

Finally - does anyone know if there are any diagrams or good pics available of the insides of these things? Would be helpful before I start pulling it apart.

Thanks

[john t peterson]

This is a card and gum ball dispenser made by Oak Mfg. company, 1956. For a penny, it dispensed a card and a gum ball. The machine holds 800 cards and 1,000 gum balls. There were higher denomination variations.

This information came from Bill Enes book, "Silent Salesman Too, The Encyclopedia of Collectible Vending Machines."

J Peterson
Not so Silent too, USA

[geofflove]

Thanks. I’d found out a bit about it and seen the pics in this thread. It would just be useful to have something that would help with the dismantling. Maybe it will become obvious once I start?

[geofflove]

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Back again!

I want to replace these bolts from the oak premier vendor with some with less rust and more shine!

They appear to be 2BA (or very similar) about 5/8 inch long. However I’m struggling to find any with a plain domed head. I could possible go with an m4 bolt as I’m replacing the nuts as well. However can’t find any of those either.

Anyone know of where I’m likely to find something?

Thanks.

[slotalot]

Are these any good for you? https://www.ekpsupplies.com/steel-round ... slots.html

[geofflove]

Ah yes. Should be able to chop a 1" down a bit. Thanks!

[geofflove]

I managed to strip the machine into its parts. Found a 10 centime coin inside and the mech works on these so that puzzle is solved.

The machine had some hand cut Disney postcards in the windows by F. Nugeron. I’m guessing the operator popped these in and put some Disney trading cards in. I can’t trace the date of the cards.

The Perspex windows each had a rubber gasket around them to hold them snugly and I suspect for weather proofing which isn’t an issue for me. Any suggestions on what to replace with?

Finally I’m considering a re theme. The machine takes a playing card size card. I was hoping to do a routine teller theme, but sadly missed the recent auction of fortune teller cards. And bright ideas in a re theme which some easily available cards to pop in. It’s just for home use so won’t need hundreds of cards.

[daveslot]

These were used as gambling machines in the UK. I have some cards left from the batch of these I bought a few decades ago.

[geofflove]

The original scratch card! That’s interesting.

[special when lit]

I used these on my Hi Top. Polished them up and they look quite nice.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181721265361?var=48067385850

[geofflove]

Thanks to all your help on this one. Here’s how it turned out….

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I’m waiting on some new Perspex to replace the scratched windows and new locks. I had to drill the old ones but found out there are std gum ball machine locks so a couple on their way from the USA.

I rethemed as a fortune machine. I bought a deck of vintage fortune telling cards to put in it but sadly they appear too thin for it to reliably push them out. Currently have a deck of cards in it and thinking of getting my own fortune prediction cards printed. A guy near me said he could do 100 for about £15. I just need to find/write 100 predictions!

[pennymachines]

Transformation - looks good.

Please give me 10 fortune teller predictions typical of the 1950s era.

1. "You will meet a tall, dark stranger."
2. "You will travel to a far-off land."
3. "You will come into a large sum of money."
4. "You will find true love."
5. "You will have a long and happy life."
6. "You will be successful in your career."
7. "You will have many children."
8. "You will overcome a great obstacle."
9. "You will receive unexpected news."
10. "You will make a new friend who will change your life."

Etc...

It got them from https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/7377376 ... tage-1950s

[geofflove]

After posting I actually found some images of fortune predictions, converted them to text and have just printed and cut 100 of them. All working nicely now. Less of a job than I thought. I didn’t consider getting an AI tool to do it though. Amazing!