RARE ORIG 1920 ' S NORRIS " MASTER " 1 CENT GUMBALL/PEANUT MACHINE RED/BLACK EXTER
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:1629836 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Brand: the master | Original/Reproduction: Original |
ROARING 20's PENNY GUMBALL/PEANUT MACHINE
This is a guaranteed original 1920's Norris Manufacturing Gumball/Peanut Machine (it dispensed a handful of peanuts or gumball for a penny). Clean undamaged condition and ready to adorn your man cave or "peanut gallery".
Does not include gumballs.
Norris Manufacturing Company, Columbus, OH, c. 1922 through 1933, depending on model, 16". Like the Columbus A and Ford, Masters were produced for many years and evolved durin...g the model's lifespan. The different versions have a lot in common, but can vary in key and easily-identifiable ways. All consist of a base, lid, cabinet, and mechanism. The major differences between eras and between individual machines include the material used to construct the base, lid, and cabinet; the finishes on these parts; the type of lid; and the type of mechanism and gate. By collecting permutations of these differences you could have a couple hundred Masters without duplication, and I know of several collectors who were headed that way until they came to their senses and scaled back or changed the focus of their collection. The earliest Master was the "Star Door, " nicknamed that for the open gate with a Columbus-like star stenciled in the center. This model had a 4-pronged handle and a base with a dish under the gate (see the 1st picture above for an example). The Star Door's base, cabinet, and lid were bare aluminum. Early Star Door Masters had "Patent Applied For" embossed above the gate. Mechanisms were penny-only or "nickel-penny" (but not "penny-nickel"---those came later, and not on Star Doors). A later transitional model exists that has the Star Door gate and the 4-pronged handle, but its face plate is embossed with the patent date and the base doesn't have a dish (see the 2nd picture above for an example). A knowledgeable friend says that Star Door mechanisms on both versions differ from later mechanisms in subtle but definite ways. Star Doors of either type are not Officially Rare, but they're hard to find and are expensive when you finally do find one. The next models also had a bare aluminum base, cabinet, and lid, but the open-stenciled gate had become a closed design without a star, the dish had disappeared, and the 4-pronged knob had flattened out. A patent date of "Aug. 14, 23" appeared above the gate of Novelty mechanisms, and that was joined by an additional patent date of Oct. 1924 above the gate of gooseneck mechanisms.
This is a guaranteed original 1920's Norris Manufacturing Gumball/Peanut Machine (it dispensed a handful of peanuts or gumball for a penny). Clean undamaged condition and ready to adorn your man cave or "peanut gallery".
Does not include gumballs.
Norris Manufacturing Company, Columbus, OH, c. 1922 through 1933, depending on model, 16". Like the Columbus A and Ford, Masters were produced for many years and evolved durin...g the model's lifespan. The different versions have a lot in common, but can vary in key and easily-identifiable ways. All consist of a base, lid, cabinet, and mechanism. The major differences between eras and between individual machines include the material used to construct the base, lid, and cabinet; the finishes on these parts; the type of lid; and the type of mechanism and gate. By collecting permutations of these differences you could have a couple hundred Masters without duplication, and I know of several collectors who were headed that way until they came to their senses and scaled back or changed the focus of their collection. The earliest Master was the "Star Door, " nicknamed that for the open gate with a Columbus-like star stenciled in the center. This model had a 4-pronged handle and a base with a dish under the gate (see the 1st picture above for an example). The Star Door's base, cabinet, and lid were bare aluminum. Early Star Door Masters had "Patent Applied For" embossed above the gate. Mechanisms were penny-only or "nickel-penny" (but not "penny-nickel"---those came later, and not on Star Doors). A later transitional model exists that has the Star Door gate and the 4-pronged handle, but its face plate is embossed with the patent date and the base doesn't have a dish (see the 2nd picture above for an example). A knowledgeable friend says that Star Door mechanisms on both versions differ from later mechanisms in subtle but definite ways. Star Doors of either type are not Officially Rare, but they're hard to find and are expensive when you finally do find one. The next models also had a bare aluminum base, cabinet, and lid, but the open-stenciled gate had become a closed design without a star, the dish had disappeared, and the 4-pronged knob had flattened out. A patent date of "Aug. 14, 23" appeared above the gate of Novelty mechanisms, and that was joined by an additional patent date of Oct. 1924 above the gate of gooseneck mechanisms.
