Vendo 81D Coca-Cola Vending Machine

The Vendo 81D is one of the most sought-after soda vending machines among collectors today. One feature that makes them so popular is the slant-shelf design. This allows you to vend different flavors and sizes of pop bottles. It was introduced in 1955 and was made exclusively for the Coca-Cola Company. This drink box is very similar to the VMC 81 made by Vendorlator, which made machines for a variety of soda companies, but not for Coca-Cola.

The V-81D is very similar to both the Vendo 81A and 81B, but has a much larger coin door that accommodated a coin mechanism with a changer. It vends 6 to 12 ounce bottles of soda. It has nine shelves and dispenses 81 bottles. There’s space to pre-cool 17 bottles. A fluorescent light illuminates the bottle door allowing you to view the various selections. Pictured here is a machine we restored. You can download a copy of a Vendo 81 Soda Machine manual from our PDF Library.

Produced: 1955 to 1958

Dimensions: 58”H x 27”W x 16”D

Weight: 286 lbs.

This item is not for sale. We show restored items in our museum for viewing, information and to further the hobby of collecting and restoration. We also just want to share the photos of the many items we have restored over the years.

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