$12,000
660. Five Cent and Ten Cent Jacobs Cigar Machine. Kansas City, MO: Jacobs Cigar Vendor Co., 1908. Glass and oak case, complete and original. The machine could sell all 5 cent or 10 cent cigars, 6 cigars for five nickels, or in combination. Invented by Alonzo Jacobs in 1908. An earlier cigar machine he patented on Oct. 7, 1907 wasn't successful. It is estimated that only about six or seven of these machines have survived. 29 ½ x 19 x 17 ¾”. Excellent.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-09-20