| A good sign it's an early machine is the embossed lettering that says "ICE COLD". We started by stripping each and every part off the machine and then stripping the paint. The body panels were then straightened out and given a new paint job with all the lettering of the embossment done by hand. The coin door had new DP1W Coin Entry and Coin Return decals applied. We also put in a new empty window lens PP20. Then came the HP25C bottle opener, HP75A bottle opener bezel and HP72B coin entry chute. Once the coin mechanism was restored new decals new patent notice decals DP64 and DP65 were put on. DP44 “Insert Coin” “Sold Out was put on the sold out flag HP43A. The coin box HP28A also had a new DP49 put on. DP47 was also applied to the door near the sold out flag. The crank handle HP16A was able to be re-chromed and reinstalled. When putting the bottle chute back in we installed a new RP32 gasket. The main door latch sleeve HP40 was still in good condition and a new RP38 was installed. And a new HP20A lock and keys was installed. The body was given a new gasket, in this case our RP1. After the main door was hung back on the machine DP75 the bottle loading instruction decal, DP94 patent notice decal and DP48 Caution –Do Not Push basket decals were applied. The cooling system was able to stay a true R12. The condenser used our EP2 on this particular machine along with a new fan blade our EP7 and the evaporator needed an EP2A motor with an EP8 fan blade. Once the compressor system was put back in the machine we put HP83 over the seam on the breaker strips on the cabinet. After all the hard work is done and the machine is ready to go home we replace the leg levelers HP103. The originals are usually ugly and they were used primarily on concrete so they may hurt the finish of your flooring. While labor is a key element in any restoration our large supply of reproduction vending machine parts such as the door and lid gaskets, decals, breaker strips, locks, compressor parts brought this vintage vending machine back to life! Many parts have been added since this machine was restored. See the products link below for a complete list. |
