Originally Posted by MTBLover (Post 6638620)

I forgot to add this to my list- if you were in the Philly area in the 50s, had access to a Philco or Dumont (and if you don't know what these were, you're too young...) you'd probably remember the little guy in my avatar. Here's a quiz for you Philly kids (notice that I didn't spell it "kidz" thereby proving that I'm old enough to be in 50+ :)):

1. Can you name him?

2. How about the host of the TV show- what was his name?

Originally Posted by Terrierman (Post 6664963)

Water filled pop cooler with the bottles hanging in rows by brand, you put your dime in and then you could pull one bottle through the little mechanical gate.

Originally Posted by zoste (Post 6664988)

...you had to use the bottle opener screwed to side of the machine, and put the empty in a wooden case left sitting next to the machine.

Originally Posted by Terrierman (Post 6664963)

Water filled pop cooler with the bottles hanging in rows by brand, you put your dime in and then you could pull one bottle through the little mechanical gate.