Exhibit Machine

[Exhibitman]

Chris I saw that on eBay and believed it was 100% fake. All wrong for the era.

[ocjack]

Growing up in New Jersey, we would go to the beach cities in the summer and play in the surf, walk the boardwalk and play in the arcades. I remember the exhibit machines being lined up in a row with a variety of cards available - baseball, football, movie stars, wrestlers, comics and more. If I only knew then what I know now.

I picked this up several years back for nostalgia purposes and acquired 30 of the 32 cards advertised. Posting this as a homage to the variety of subjects available from those wonderful machines. (if too off-topic, please feel free to delete.)

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Chris I saw that on eBay and believed it was 100% fake. All wrong for the era.

Thanks Adam! I was hoping you would be able to chime in on this. One strange thing. The bio on Miske is strange. Is there more than one version of his bio? I only know of one exhibit card for him, but what I received had an updated bio on him. Really grainy though. This is really strange.

[Bugsy]

At the same time, the paper on this is piece isn't period. They illuminate under a black light. I put my Ketchel beside it to show how it differs.

[Exhibitman]

Not strange at all. Miske appears in the 1923 set; you can sort of make out the 1923 copyright at the bottom. Whoever made this copied a 1923 bio of Miske and pasted it to a scan of his card.

The fluorescing stock is the last nail; the item is undoubtedly a modern concoction.

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Not strange at all. Miske appears in the 1923 set; you can sort of make out the 1923 copyright at the bottom. Whoever made this copied a 1923 bio of Miske and pasted it to a scan of his card.

The fluorescing stock is the last nail; the item is undoubtedly a modern concoction.

Thanks for the info! Very helpful!!

[mr2686]

Wow...I don't even collect Exhibit Machines but now I want to. LOL

[whiteymet]

Bringing this thread back from the dead...

Anyone ever see an Exhibit machine like this? A single card display!!

This just sold in a mostly non sport auction

Here is the description:

A Unique 10 Cent Exhibit Card Vending Machine with Mickey Mantle Card in Window and 18 Additional Baseball Cards

Table top wooden display features an Art Deco design with original key and ESCO label (Exhibit Supply Co., Chicago U.S.A., EST. 1901) on coin tray and dispenses card when dime is inserted.

Along with Mantle, players featured are: Phil Rizzuto, Andy Pafko (2), Berthold Haas, Dave Philley, Harry Lowery, Dale Mitchell, Vic Wertz, Wally Westlake, Bob Elliott, Earl Torgeson, Wally Whitaker, Dick Fowler, Mickey Vernon, Walter Evers, Hugh Casey, Sal Maglie, Al Evans.

Base: 8 1/4 x 9 1 /2 inches.
Height: 13 1/2 inches.

Obviously an older machine re figured to accept dimes with much later cards being dispensed. The date on the slot mechanism is 1933.

COOL looking!