Identification Help! for multisport candy issue (unknown?)- Thorpe!

[Hankphenom]

Fabulous pickup!

[nolemmings]

Is there no address on any of the flaps, or is one missing? It seems odd they would advertise for the coin changer by asking you to send in coupons and money but not tell you where to send those.

[GasHouseGang]

Maybe the address is printed inside on the coupon side of the box?

[jcmtiger]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Maybe the address is printed inside on the coupon side of the box?

Yes, that was my thought also.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

Is there no address on any of the flaps, or is one missing? It seems odd they would advertise for the coin changer by asking you to send in coupons and money but not tell you where to send those.

This, and--a coin changer? Kids are supposed to give up a buck for a coin changer? Useful for young entrepreneurs, I guess, but not exactly what every kid was dying for in those days, as I remember it. And I suppose the coupons were in there with the candy and toy, whatever those consisted of. Wouldn't you think they'd let kids know what the candy and toy were, instead of it being a mystery? Strange issue, but wonderful. Can this be the only one of these anyone here has ever seen? Reminds me a lot of the subject of a recent thread, the All-Star candy boxes. Lot of similarities, I wouldn't be surprised if they were made by the same company.

[clamendo]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

This, and--a coin changer? Kids are supposed to give up a buck for a coin changer? Useful for young entrepreneurs, I guess, but not exactly what every kid was dying for in those days, as I remember it. And I suppose the coupons were in there with the candy and toy, whatever those consisted of. Wouldn't you think they'd let kids know what the candy and toy were, instead of it being a mystery? Strange issue, but wonderful. Can this be the only one of these anyone here has ever seen? Reminds me a lot of the subject of a recent thread, the All-Star candy boxes. Lot of similarities, I wouldn't be surprised if they were made by the same company.

My friend delivered papers and had a four barrel coin changer. You see the post of someone selling one from an original owner on Pinterest. I thought the changer was odd, but now you know why I think that was the case. I remember when I was young it was very competitive to get a paper route and expand it.
I also found a newspaper ad from 1947 selling one for a $1.50.
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[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

Fabulous pickup!

+1 agreed very nice

[phlflyer1]

Really cool pickup, Carl!

Thanks for sharing and I hope others will chime in if they have any information on it.

[clamendo]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

Fabulous pickup!

[mention]Leon [/mention] Did you have one of these in your type set?


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[NiceDocter]

My first thought is an issue meant for overseas distribution. Occupied Japan would be one example …. but I’ve never seen one before. Rocky