Our Vend-O-Mat has recently gone missing.
#4 has served us well, and has outlived the 30 other Steam Crow Vend-O-Mats that has served us for over 80 years. Door-to-door sales may have declined in the ’70′s and ’80′s, but that never stopped him from turning a profit every quarter.
Of late, his radio transponder was becoming less and less reliable, and we were having difficulty finding a radio technician who could help us out. Unfortunately, we’ve completely lost #4 somewhere in New Mexico. We’ve been meaning to retire him to the warehouse, but we felt bad about taking him out of service when he still seemed to enjoy his work so much.
Here are some photos of #4 in action:
If you see #4, please let us know. Steampunk vending machines have been becoming collectable lately, and we’ve been watching eBay and CraigsList for him, but no go.
We’d very much like to clean him up, and perhaps give him a job in the factory that wouldn’t be so demanding and lonely, as a roadside Vend-O-Mat. He’s really a friend of the family now, and we’d really like to bring him home.
Have you seen him?
- Daniel
PS. Rumor is that he may be in the area, and could show up at STEAMCROWEEN at Red Hot Robot.
I remember these things, used to take sticks to the idiots that tried to knock them over, though the magnetodynamic gyroflogistator made getting them off their feet a difficult endeavor they still had a tendency to walk into walls and knock over little old ladies.
Glad to see they’re as tough as I remember and I hope he finds his way home soon.
That is about the coolest damn thing ever!
I love it! I can’t wait to see him replace the tired vending apparatus in corp breakrooms everywhere. Besides, it would be nice to have Vend-O-Mat open those pesky, caffeine-charged Dr. addicto sodas and air-inflated, super crunch snack bags. Finally, service with a wry smile.
Yes! And if you don’t have correct change, he’ll pull your arm off.
By the way, how fresh are the eggs-on-a-stick they carry?
The last one I got was decidedly puce and kept whimpering as I ate it.
All are guaranteed to be at least 60 years old. Dense. Stinky. Delicious? The burps are what get ya.