A vending machine is an automated machine that provides items such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes and lottery tickets to consumers after cash, a credit ...VendingmachineFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchMachinewhichautomaticallydispensesproductstocustomersafterpaymentAsnackfoodvendingmachinemadein1952GashaponvendingmachinesNewspapervendingmachinesinMunich,GermanyAnautomobileparkingticketmachineintheCzechRepublicAvendingmachineisanautomatedmachinethatprovidesitemssuchassnacks,beverages,cigarettesandlotteryticketstoconsumersaftercash,acreditcard,oraspeciallydesignedcardisinsertedintothemachine.[1]ThefirstmodernvendingmachinesweredevelopedinEnglandintheearly1880sanddispensedpostcards.Vendingmachinesexistinmanycountriesand,inmorerecenttimes,specializedvendingmachinesthatprovidelesscommonproductscomparedtotraditionalvendingmachineitemshavebeencreated.Contents1History1.1Modernvendingmachines2Mechanisms3Commonvendingmachines3.1Changemachine3.2Cigarettevending3.3Birthcontrolandcondomvendingmachines3.4Foodandsnackvendingmachines3.4.1Bulkcandyandgumballvending3.4.2Full-linevending3.5Newspapervendingmachine3.6Photobooth3.7Stampvendingmachine3.8Ticketmachines4Specializedvendingmachines4.1Automobilevendingmachine4.2Baitvendingmachine4.3Bookvendingmachine4.4Frenchfryvendingmachine4.5Pizzavendingmachine4.6Lifeinsurance4.7Marijuanavendingmachine4.8Mold-A-Rama4.9Fresh-squeezedorangejuice4.10Prizevendingmachine4.11Social-networkedvendingmachine5PopularityinJapan6Smartvendingmachines7Seealso8References9Furtherreading10ExternallinksHistory[edit]TheearliestknownreferencetoavendingmachineisintheworkofHeroofAlexandria,anengineerandmathematicianinfirst-centuryRomanEgypt.Hismachineacceptedacoinandthendispensedholywater.[2]Whenthecoinwasdeposited,itfelluponapanattachedtoalever.Theleveropenedavalvewhichletsomewaterflowout.Thepancontinuedtotiltwiththeweightofthecoinuntilitfelloff,atwhichpointacounterweightsnappedtheleverupandturnedoffthevalve.Coin-operatedmachinest