I did a search and found no existing thread for this so I thought it appropriate to start one since many of us have fond memories of feeding coins in vending machines and getting cool monster stuff (and usually gumballs). I'll start us off with the little monster wallets and mini money, along with original display card.
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I obtained this from evilBay and it came with a crapload of the tiny mini money bills. Does anyone know if there were any other little monster wallets besides the three in the photo?
Here is another posting of my Monster Head Rings that were knocked off the MPC Pop-Top heads. Also, I'm posting my upgraded original display card that I got in an eBay auction which included some other monster vending items.
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Quote from: horrorhunter on November 01, 2013, 01:58:30 PM
Does anyone know if there were any other little monster wallets besides the three in the photo?
I think it was just those three on the wallets and charms.
Quote from: Mike Scott on November 01, 2013, 02:53:21 PM
I think it was just those three on the wallets and charms.
Thanks, Mike. That means I don't have to hunt anymore. ;)
Being a collector is a double edged sword. You're proud of what you have, but obsess over what you need to complete the set. This wallet set is complete. :)
I used to LOVE those machines! I really went for the one's that had little rubber creatures like rats and bats in them. You never see any of those machines with that kind of stuff in them today.
Those seem to be the only monsters available. But the "wallets" come in four colors: Black, Blue, Red and Yellow.
Also, there is a red set with loops for hanging on charm bracelets or wearing as pendants. The monsters are printed on white, yellow and green paper.
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5506/10622837386_a437c6cd69_o.jpg)
It seems to me I had some sets of Beatles wallets just like these back in Toy Shop. There were several finds of these types of vending toys (1960s) back in the late 1980s. I think these were found by a guy in Ohio who was good at turning up cool vintage trinkety items like these.
Oh man, keep this thread going!! I LOVE this stuff!!
Quote from: Monsters For Sale on November 02, 2013, 04:31:52 AM
Those seem to be the only monsters available. But the "wallets" come in four colors: Black, Blue, Red and Yellow.
Also, there is a red set with loops for hanging on charm bracelets or wearing as pendants. The monsters are printed on white, yellow and green paper.
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5506/10622837386_a437c6cd69_o.jpg)
Wow! That is an awesome collection and great info, MFS. Are those yours? Also, how much mini money came with a wallet? I got a pile of it in the auction.
I never had the mini wallets when I was a kid but I loved this stuff and do even more now. I'll probably be content with my three black wallets, mini money, and display card because these things seem to be a little pricey when they finally pop up. But if I ever find a good deal on the other variations I'll grab 'em.
Thanks for the post, MFS. That's some fabulous stuff. :)
>I used to LOVE those machines! I really went for the one's that had little rubber creatures like rats and bats in them.<
And "I'M A BATMAN FAN!" tim pins, and a treasured little plastic Mercury capsule with an Astronaut inside, and... Rink's Bargain City was a goldmine!
>You never see any of those machines with that kind of stuff in them today.<
Not totally true. Though more expensive, I still see them around NYC; got some neat little Popeye figures in one a few years back.
-Craig
Quote from: horrorhunter on November 02, 2013, 09:38:55 AM
Wow! That is an awesome collection and great info, MFS. Are those yours? Also, how much mini money came with a wallet? I got a pile of it in the auction....
Not mine - just someone else's picture saved in my files. I think this came from another member - but that is for them to volunteer.
Don't know how many bills came in each wallet. I do know that someone on eBay was selling a ton of them loose at one time. I also used to see the vending card and unattached stickers for sale on eBay. Haven't seen any in quite a while.
Thought you'd like to see what else is out there.
Quote from: horrorhunter on November 01, 2013, 03:02:19 PMBeing a collector is a double edged sword. You're proud of what you have, but obsess over what you need to complete the set.
Oh so very true!
:)
Quote from: horrorhunter on November 01, 2013, 01:58:30 PM...many of us have fond memories of feeding coins in vending machines and getting cool monster stuff (and usually gumballs).
Vending machines were a big part of my life when I was growing up.
Quote from: Type3Toys on November 01, 2013, 03:33:12 PMI used to LOVE those machines!
So did I. And I still do!
Quote from: Type3Toys on November 01, 2013, 03:33:12 PMI really went for the one's that had little rubber creatures like rats and bats in them. You never see any of those machines with that kind of stuff in them today.
Look harder. And look through the eyes of the kid you once were as opposed to the old fart grown-up you've now become. There's still a lot of very cool stuff sold in vending machines. For Easter this year my local Metro supermarket has bubble gum dinosaur eggs with a gummy jelly baby dino inside each egg! I mean how cool is that?
Quote from: Scatter on November 02, 2013, 07:42:45 AMOh man, keep this thread going!! I LOVE this stuff!!
Oh so do I! That's why I'm doing my part by resurrecting this thread.
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i don't remember if this was an 80s or 90s gumball prize...
either way it's a fun little piece of monster vending history that you don't see everyday.
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here is one of my labors of love. i put two of these babies together very slowly...piece by piece.
first, i obtained the two header cards. second, the inventory, capsules, and water decals ....and finally, the machines, stands, and correct coin mechs. i sold one of them earlier this year. this is the one i decided to keep. im a sucker for glow in the dark monster stuff... and if it also happens to be gumball / vending related?
"game over man... game over"
Your vending machine creation is beyond cool!
8)
It's wink-i-rings! :laugh:
(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/x4gAAOSwdGFYzvIW/s-l1600.jpg)
Well, now we know one type of display card used for the Don Post Mask Image Flicker Rings. I wonder if there were others?
Quote from: horrorhunter on April 05, 2017, 05:26:41 PM
Well, now we know one type of display card used for the Don Post Mask Image Flicker Rings. I wonder if there were others?
There were. The packages I bought as a kid in the late 70s had fewer rings. Fun to see this one.
Vintage gumball machines are boss!
Since gumball machines were a big part of my life when I was a kid, I bought three vintage ones in 1981 shortly after I started re-accumulating the treasures of my younger days. One I sold to a friend, but the other two I repainted and still have. Here's one of them:
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/BlueGumballMachine.jpg)
I've mixed little silver and gold charms in with the gumballs. I have some little purple bats left over from Halloween. If I could find a proper Batman (or perhaps Dark Shadows) card or sticker, I could re-theme my machine!
I also bought a Bozo gumball machine at a toy show about seven years ago:
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/DeuceGumBall2_zps9462e5a5.jpg)
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/BozoGumball_zps5347570a.jpg)
The only Bozo machine I ever saw as a kid was in Ken's Variety on Wharncliffe Road but it was so cool that it left quite the impression on my mind. I therefore had to buy the one I saw at the show. I need to take it apart though since it's not working. It seems to be jammed somehow.
:-\
My monster flicker rings:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2830/33496085930_31fede1d76_b.jpg)
My MPC Pop-Topish rings by Henal:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2910/33496085910_083c1c8649_b.jpg)
Not sure if Henal was affiliated with MPC or they just ripped 'em off, but these are some of my favorite monster vending toys. They're exactly like the MPC Pop-Top Horrors heads in size, appearance, and detail. Note that the weird 6th ring (2nd row, right) is the only one that isn't modeled after a Pop-Top. I'm not really sure what that one is based on or what sort of monster it's supposed to be. Odd choice.
These are the brightly colored neon versions. To see the matte versions check the UMA gallery. The matte versions aren't as wildly colorful but show off the details of the sculpts much more clearly. I like both versions. If I ever saw matte versions for sale I would certainly try to get 'em. I haven't seen any of these for sale since I bought these six a couple of years ago, and I hadn't seen any for sale at all before that. They must be fairly scarce.
Quote from: horrorhunter on April 06, 2017, 03:39:43 PMThese are the brightly colored neon versions.... The matte versions aren't as wildly colorful but show off the details of the sculpts much more clearly.
I was actually going to raise precisely that point in another thread! I'll do it tomorrow.
;)
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here's a fun five cent card i picked up a while back.
i'm really interested in that little red Frankenstein head in the bottom row.
i've seen a few cards show up over the years with these little guys on them in various colors...
but i've never seen any of them loose before.
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Quote from: Count Zero on April 07, 2017, 07:30:56 AM
...I'm really interested in that little red Frankenstein head in the bottom row.
i've seen a few cards show up over the years with these little guys on them in various colors...
but i've never seen any of them loose before.
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I don't think I have seen one with just that sculpt and color before. Very nice.
Here from our Media section are several vending machine cards posted by Toy Ranch:
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I like the "Real Looking Bugs Scare Mom!" teaser on the card!
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/General%20Album%203001/Vending%2010_zpsyskrjwz4.jpg)
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/General%20Album%203001/Vending%2011_zpsjs35ebdb.jpg)
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/General%20Album%203001/Vending%2012_zps6nwysuib.jpg)
The above card is missing only the Godzilla figure.
hmjfym
I've never seen a vending card with a Mani-Yack image on it, before!
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/General%20Album%203001/Vending%2011_zpsjs35ebdb.jpg)
You need to check out the UMA Media section more often I guess.
;)
Quote from: Hepcat on April 07, 2017, 11:10:14 AM
You need to check out the UMA Media section more often I guess.
I guess? I didn't remember that being in there.
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here another card from my collection.
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and of course a full bag of scars to accompany the header card - gross.
Quote from: Count Zero on April 10, 2017, 07:30:13 AM
and of course a full bag of scars to accompany the header card - gross.
Sounds like an Irwin Mainway product. "Bag 'O Scars". (What you get after playing with "Bag 'O Glass"!)
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Quote from: Count Zero on April 10, 2017, 07:30:13 AM
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here another card from my collection.
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and of course a full bag of scars to accompany the header card - gross.
Cool! 8)
Imagine what "normal" people must think of us...you're posting a bag of scars and I'm posting about vomit bags in the Classic Monster Movies section... Jeez, they must think us monster collectors are nuts! :laugh:
Quote from: horrorhunter on April 10, 2017, 01:50:52 PM
Cool! 8)
Imagine what "normal" people must think of us...you're posting a bag of scars and I'm posting about vomit bags in the Classic Monster Movies section... Jeez, they must think us monster collectors are nuts! :laugh:
You mean the rest of you aren't?
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farm fresh field find - a northwestern super 60
(https://i.imgflip.com/1n1y87.jpg)
after a little elbow grease and some swapping / adding of parts
(https://i.imgflip.com/1n1yd0.jpg)
a flea market surprise...spooky kooky dudes on a header card!
(https://i.imgflip.com/1n1yev.jpg)
(https://i.imgflip.com/1n1yfp.jpg)
yet another flea market find...monster finks!
Do any of you fellows down in the States remember seeing Beaver vending machines like this one in my collection?
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/BlueGumballMachine.jpg)
Or was Beaver strictly a Canadian name brand/outfit?
???
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looks a lot like an old oak acorn. same body, mech, and glass globe.
the only difference i see is the teardrop door/flap.
Precisely. The Acorn and Beaver machines were the same. That's what leaves me wondering.
???
Quote from: horrorhunter on April 06, 2017, 03:39:43 PM
My MPC Pop-Topish rings by Henal:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2910/33496085910_083c1c8649_b.jpg)
Not sure if Henal was affiliated with MPC or they just ripped 'em off, but these are some of my favorite monster vending toys. They're exactly like the MPC Pop-Top Horrors heads in size, appearance, and detail. Note that the weird 6th ring (2nd row, right) is the only one that isn't modeled after a Pop-Top. I'm not really sure what that one is based on or what sort of monster it's supposed to be. Odd choice.
These are the brightly colored neon versions. To see the matte versions check the UMA gallery. The matte versions aren't as wildly colorful but show off the details of the sculpts much more clearly. I like both versions. If I ever saw matte versions for sale I would certainly try to get 'em. I haven't seen any of these for sale since I bought these six a couple of years ago, and I hadn't seen any for sale at all before that. They must be fairly scarce.
Here is a different set of vending machine monster rings:
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/g434/Balticprince/Monster_Fink_Rings.jpg)
:)
Mini Monster Wallets with mini monster money...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/5561/15254680972_abfd215d8d_4k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pf1ebU)1960's Mini Monster Gumball Wallets (https://flic.kr/p/pf1ebU) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
This is the only one of the "ALL-TIME HORRIBLE MONSTERS" vending machine figures that I have. They're worth more than their weight in gold...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/5561/15278763296_8da35008ca_4k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ph8E2o)1965 Blue Creature Gumball Charm (https://flic.kr/p/ph8E2o) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Quote from: Monolith on March 03, 2023, 01:53:51 AM
This is the only one of the "ALL-TIME HORRIBLE MONSTERS" vending machine figures that I have.
I like that blue one! I have a white one. Never seen a green one. Do you have any of the rubbery figures that were also seen on the VM card? I have a black Creature.
I got this out of a vending machine in the 1970's and I still have it. It's small, about one and a half inches and soft plastic, not rubber...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/5567/15005750702_b790699d83_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oS1oTG)1970's Vending Machine Toy (https://flic.kr/p/oS1oTG) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Quote from: Mike Scott on March 03, 2023, 02:01:52 AM
I like that blue one! I have a white one. Never seen a green one. Do you have any of the rubbery figures that were also seen on the VM card? I have a black Creature.
I don't have any of the rubber ones. I remember seeing some of them for sale on e-bay years ago and they weren't very expensive. I should've bought them cuz a couple of years after that I kept seeing them and they were more expensive.
Quote from: Monolith on March 03, 2023, 02:06:21 AM
I should've bought them cuz a couple of years after that I kept seeing them and they were more expensive.
I wish I had a million dollars (the heck with that "nickel" stuff!) every time I thought that!
Quote from: Monolith on March 03, 2023, 01:53:51 AMThis is the only one of the "ALL-TIME HORRIBLE MONSTERS" vending machine figures that I have. They're worth more than their weight in gold...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/5561/15278763296_8da35008ca_4k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ph8E2o)1965 Blue Creature Gumball Charm (https://flic.kr/p/ph8E2o) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Those are boss! Here from the Vintage Monster Charms thread:
Quote from: Getter_1 on March 20, 2014, 10:09:50 PMThanks for starting a monster charm thread! I'm obviously a bit late to the thread but I've always loved monster charms. I pick them up when I see them but don't have a great collection or anything... but I did pick this up a few years ago...
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/g434/Balticprince/All_Time_Horrible_Monsters.webp)
Quote from: Toy Ranch on March 21, 2014, 09:54:10 AMThis is a card a friend used to own and sold a long time ago. It's not mine.
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3743/13309370573_4efdb910fb_o.jpg)
The gidget who transposed the labels for Godzilla and the Creature from the Black Lagoon should of course be caned.
And here's the display case in which Toy Ranch keeps his collection of All Time Horrible Monsters:
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3677/13210118783_25b52bdc7d_b.jpg)
cl:)
Finally got around to finishing this machine just before the new year
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Quote from: Count Zero on April 11, 2017, 07:44:45 AM(https://i.imgflip.com/1n1y4l.jpg)
farm fresh field find - a northwestern super 60
(https://i.imgflip.com/1n1y87.jpg)
after a little elbow grease and some swapping / adding of parts
(https://i.imgflip.com/1n1yd0.jpg)
a flea market surprise...spooky kooky dudes on a header card!
(https://i.imgflip.com/1n1yev.jpg)
(https://i.imgflip.com/1n1yfp.jpg)
yet another flea market find...monster finks!
I see the hard to find yellow Frankenstein