Radio Gum Ball Slot Machine
date: label: Date made
content: 1940
label: date made
content: ca 1950
name: label: maker
content: Groetchen
notes: label: Description
content: Table top vending machine manufactured by the Groetchen Co. The machine is a combination gum ball dispenser/ slot machine disguised as a radio. There are three internal revolving cylinders with gambling symbols and a key to open the back. Radio dial frequency numbers have been etched into the silver and black hinged lid with the reverse side having images of winning gambling combinations.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Gambling
label: Subject
content: Entertainment
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0088.02
label: accession number
content: 2003.0088
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0088.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Slot Machine
label: Object Name
content: vending machine
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 cm x 14 cm x 16 cm; 5 7/8 in x 5 1/2 in x 6 5/16 in