Complete Ford Gum Machine Serial Number-two parts used plus two original new rivets.The serial. FORD GUM MACHINE Serial Number-Complete - $6.50. So, he borrowed money year to lease 102 machines and. He met a man who told him about the gumball business, which was relatively new in the early part of the century, and was intrigued. Mason, a roofing salesman, was seeking a side business to supplement his income during the winter months. The Ford Gum & Machine Co.’s story begins 100 years ago in 1913. Has anyone worked on one of these? Is there anything that needs attention besides cleaning, degreasing, and lubrication? Can these vend gumballs as well as the chicle gum? I would imagine that parts wouldn't be hard to come by since they made the same machine for over 50 years. From what I have read online, the serial number of this one puts it as being manufactured in the late '40s or early '50s.
It's one of the small nickel plated machines that sits on a stand that used to be seen in almost every restaurant and mom and pop store. I recently acquired an older Ford penny gumball machine for my wife.
