Vendo Coca Cola Machine Serial Number Chart
Most Vendo serial numbers begin with three digits off to the left. These first three digits are the build date of the machine
Example: 403 56501 (4 = 1954, 03=March, 56501=serial number)
The chart below offers a historical flow of the machines Vendo built during the 1940's and 50's
Machine model # is to the left, click there for more information on that model
"M" = year machine was manufactered
Model # 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
V-83 Mech. M M M M M M M M M M Disc. - - -
V-59 DS M M M M Disc. - - -
6-CV M M M M M M M M M Disc. - -
V-39 M M M M M M M M M Disc. -
V-23 M M M M M M M M M M M-Disc.
V-83 Electric M M M M Disc. - - -
V-144 M M M M M M M M-Disc.
V-110 M M M M M M M M-Disc.
V-216 M M M M M M-Disc.
V-80 M M M M M-Disc.
V-81 M M M M Disc.
V-44 M M M Disc.
V-56 M M Disc.
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Vendo 83 Mechanical Coca Cola Machine
1948 - 55 1946 - 47
This was Vendo's first mass produced upright coin operated soda machine. You simply inserted 5 or 10 cents in the slot to the upper right, the coin mechanically allows you to lift the silver bottle door, this action turns the bottle drum inside and retrieves 1 of the 83 bottles this machine holds. This machine will only vend one selection and it will only hold the new 8 oz bottles.
The Coca Cola Vendo 83 machine was manufactured from 1946 - 1955. From 1946 - 1947 the Vendo 83 featured a large aluminum face plate. In 1948 Vendo dropped the aluminum face plate and replaced it with two stainless steel horizontal bars. Vendo hauled production on the Vendo 83 after the 1955 model year. In 1956 Coca Cola began a new advertising campaign. They wanted a fresher new look. From 1956 on all Coca Cola machines would have the top 12" painted Dupont Iceburg White. Since the Vendo 83 discontined production at the end of 1955, all Vendo 83's were originally solid red. Coke brought some V-83's back in for a repaint to the new 1956 paint scheme and you can usually tell these machines not only from the two tone paint scheme but because they really didn't mask the machines very well having painted right over the door gasketing.
Since the Vendo 83 was the first upright machine Coca-Cola had, they were very interested in its usablity. The Vendo 83 was allowing Coke in bottles to break sales records so, they really wanted to use this machine to its full potential. Even though Vendo haulted production on the V-83 at the end of 1955, many were updated or converted along with the updated paint scheme.
This Vendo 83 was repainted with the two tone paint scheme then converted to a multi-selection machine. This late 50's conversion allows the customer to view the selection through the bottle door while turning the handle to the right. Once the selection was visable, the customer simply lifted the bottle door.
63" Tall, 32-1/2" Wide and 18" Deep
Year Coca Cola Vendo 83 Mechanical Serial numbers
1946 1001 thru 4703
1947 4704 thru 47303
1948 47304 thru 103262
1949 103263 thru 108525
1950 108526 thru 121200
1951 121201 thru 129682
1952 129683 thru 134662
1953 134686 thru 138049
1954 138050 thru 139908
1955 139909 thru 139959
1956 Discontinued
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Vendo 59 Coca Cola Machine
1948-51
Not much is known about the Vendo 59. Most of these were Westinghouse machines that Vendo purchased then added there coin operated top and inside mechanism to. These were an early version of the V-23. You inserted your nickel in the slot then rotated the top tid to the next bottle. Opened the door and pulled out your beverage.
The Coca Cola Vendo 59 machine was manufactured from 1948 - 1951. It will only vend the small 8 oz bottles and only offers one selection. Vendo hauled production on the Vendo 59 after the 1951 model year.
37" Tall, 34-1/2" Wide and 27" Deep
Year Coca Cola Vendo 59 Serial numbers
1948 201000 thru 209126
1949 209127 thru 210300
1950 210301 thru 211190
1951 211191 thru 211467
1952 Discontinued
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Vendo Six-Case Vertical Coca Cola Machine
1948-56
This was Vendo's first multi-drink upright soda machine. This machine holds 6-cases of bottled soda but was never manufactured with a coin mechanism. The 6-CV was designed for Point-of-Purchase sales in grocery stores. You simply opened the door, removed your bottle and paid the cashier along with your other items you where purchasing.
The Coca Cola Vendo 6-CV machine was manufactured from 1948 - 1956 and was built in two different versions. The late version had an external removable cap catcher where as the early version had the cap catcher internally, like the Vendo 83. The 6-CV's are really nice machines because not only do they hold 6 cases of bottles but they will except bottle sizes from the new small 8 oz bottle up to a 12 oz long neck bottle. They also offer 10 selections. They truly are a very nice versital machine. The Vendo 6-CV used the exact same cabinet as the V-83, having just changed the inner linner and the front door. Vendo hauled production on the Vendo 6-CV after the 1956 model year
In 1956 Coca Cola began a new advertising campaign. They wanted a fresher new look. From 1956 on, all Coca Cola machines would have the top 12" painted Dupont Iceburg White. For the 1956 model year, the Vendo 6-CV was painted with the new two-tone paint scheme. Coke brought some 6-CV's back in for a repaint to the new 1956 paint scheme and you can usually tell these machines not only from the two tone paint scheme but because they really didn't mask the machines very well having painted right over the door gasketing. Also, machines originally painted with the two tone paint scheme came with stainless steel trim separating the two colors. Repainted machines had chrome tape instead.
63" Tall, 32-1/2" Wide and 18" Deep
Year Coca Cola Vendo 6-CV Serial numbers
1948 1000 thru 1567
1949 1568 thru 4602
1950 4603 thru 11134
1951 11135 thru 13007
1952 13008 thru 15350
1953 15351 thru 17170
1954 17171 thru 19232
1955 19233 thru 21032
1956 21033 thru 21631
1957 Discontinued
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Vendo 39 Coca Cola Machine
1949-57
Vendo's first coin operated upright machine for smaller locations. This was the smaller version of the Vendo 83 and worked on the same principle. You simply inserted 5 or 10 cents in the slot, the coin mechanically allows you to crank the handle, this action turns the bottle drum inside and retrieves 1 of the 39 bottles this machine holds. This machine will only vend one selection and it will only hold the new 8 oz bottles. Having been manufactured for smaller locations, the Vendo 39 was seen everywhere from outside of general stores to gas stations. Vendo built around 80,000 of these so, they are extremely common.
The Coca Cola Vendo 39 machine was manufactured from 1949 - 1957. From 1949 - 1955 the Vendo 39 came in solid red and had the "ICE COLD" script at the bottom of the front door and the coin entry plate was stamped stainless steel. From 1956 - 1957 the Vendo 39 came in two-tone paint and had the "Vendo" script at the bottom and the coin entry was a chrome casting. Vendo hauled production on the Vendo 39 after the 1957 model year.
In 1956 Coca Cola began a new advertising campaign. They wanted a fresher new look. From 1956 on, all Coca Cola machines would have the top 12" painted Dupont Iceburg White. For the 1956 and 1957 model years, the Vendo 39 was painted with the new two-tone paint scheme. Coke brought some V-39's back in for a repaint to the new 1956 paint scheme and you can usually tell these machines not only from the two tone paint scheme but because they really didn't mask the machines very well having painted right over the door gasketing. Also, machines originally painted with the two tone paint scheme came with stainless steel trim separating the two colors. Repainted machines had chrome tape instead.
58" Tall, 27" Wide and 16" Deep
Year Coca Cola Vendo 39 Serial numbers
1949 1001 thru 13703
1950 13704 thru 30629
1951 30630 thru 37797
1952 37798 thru 46934
1953 46935 thru 56480
1954 56481 thru 65795
1955 65795 thru 73883
1956 73884 thru 80426
1957 80427 thru 81911
1958 Discontinued
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Vendo 23 Coca Cola Machine
1949-59
Deluxe
Vendo 23 Standard
In the 1930's and early 1940's, Vendo had built a coin operated top that could be installed on Westinghouse chest machines to make them into a coin operated machine. In 1949 Vendo built that top into a full machine and so was born the Vendo 23 Coca Cola machine. The Vendo 23 was offered as a alternative to the much larger upright machines. You simply inserted 5 or 10 cents in the slot on the top, the coin mechanically allows you to turn the chrome ( orange squeezer looking ) knob, this action spins the top and retrieves 1 of the 23 bottles this machine holds. For this reason the Vendo 23 is referred to as the "Spin Top" This machine will only vend one selection and it will only hold the new 8 oz bottles. Having been manufactured for smaller locations, the Vendo 23 was seen everywhere from outside of general stores to gas stations. Vendo built around 40,000+ of these so, they are pretty common. The Vendo 23 is a really nice small machine that runs very quitely and will usually fit even in the smallest of places. For this reason I have seen them in kitchens or located behind a bar.
The Coca Cola Vendo 23 machine was manufactured from 1949 - 1959 and was offered in Standard and Deluxe. The Deluxe ( pictured above ) featured a painted silver top lid, embosed "Coca Cola" and a lower storage area for your empty bottles with a bi-fold hinge so, the tray stayed pretty level as you pulled the door open. Most Deluxe models also had the "ICE COLD" script at the bottom as well. The Standard came in solid red paint, had a "Coca Cola" decal on the front and a lower storage area for empty bottles with a one piece door so, the tray would tilt with the door as you pulled it open. The Standard usually had the "Vendo" script at the bottom instead of "ICE COLD" The early Vendo 23's had a handle on the lid you had to grab and spin with the top to rotate to the next bottle instead of the Chrome knob. The Chrome knob version is much easier to operate. Vendo hauled production on the Vendo 23 after the 1959 model year. I have seen the Vendo 23 offered in 1960's sales broucher from Vendo so, there must have been many still left over they were trying to sell off.
In 1956 Coca Cola began a new advertising campaign. They wanted a fresher new look. From 1956 on, all Coca Cola machines would have the top 12" painted Dupont Iceburg White. The Vendo 23 never came in any red - white paint schemes even though the Westinghouse and Cavalier chest machines did. However, in 1958 Coke began using a Fishtail logo that wrapped around the Coca Cola script.
36" Tall, 24" Wide and 21" Deep
Year Coca Cola Vendo 23 Serial numbers
1949 1001 thru 4650
1950 4651 thru 9701
1951 9702 thru 10713
1952 10714 thru 13497
1953 13498 thru 16764
1954 16765 thru 22431
1955 22432 thru 31558
1956 31559 thru 35950
1957 35951 thru 37853
1958 37854 thru 39941
1959 39942 thru Discontinued
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Vendo 83 Electric Coca Cola Machine
1952-55
Begining with the 1952 model year, Vendo offered the model 83 Coca Cola machine with a new electronic coin mechansim. Having to add the large coin door to the front of the machine, you now insert 5 or 10 cents in the slot on the coin door, the coin electronically activates a solenoid that allows you to lift the silver bottle door, this action turns the bottle drum inside and retrieves 1 of the 83 bottles this machine holds. This machine will only vend one selection and it will only hold the new 8 oz bottles.
The Coca Cola Vendo 83 Electric machine was manufactured from 1952 - 1955 and only came with two stainless steel horizontal bars across the front. Vendo hauled production on the Vendo 83 after the 1955 model year. In 1956 Coca Cola began a new advertising campaign. They wanted a fresher new look. From 1956 on all Coca Cola machines would have the top 12" painted Dupont Iceburg White. Since the Vendo 83 discontined production at the end of 1955, all Vendo 83's were originally solid red. Coke brought some V-83's back in for a repaint to the new 1956 paint scheme and you can usually tell these machines not only from the two tone paint scheme but because they really didn't mask the machines very well having painted right over the door gasketing.
63" Tall, 32-1/2" Wide and 18" Deep
Year Coca Cola Vendo 83 Electric Serial numbers
1952 1001 thru 2254
1953 2255 thru 5616
1954 5617 thru 10280
1955 10281 thru 10977
1956 Discontinued
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Vendo 110 Coca Cola Machine
1952-59
This was Vendo's coin operated version of the 6-CV multi-drink upright soda machine. This machine could be placed in unattended locations that the 6-CV could not.
The Coca Cola Vendo 110 machine was manufactured from 1952 - 1959 with the top corners"Rounded" These were built in three different versions: From 1952 - 1955 the V-110 was solid red with a stamped stainless steel coin entry plate, in 1956 Vendo added the two tone paint scheme and a chrome casting coin entry plate, and finally from 1957 - 1959 Vendo added a large coin door on the front in order to accomidate a coin mechanism that could give change back for a quarter. The V-110 is a really nice machine. Not only will it vend 110 bottles but, it will except bottle sizes from the new small 8 oz bottle up to a 12 oz long neck bottle. The V-110 also offers 10 selections! It truly is a very nice versital machine. The Vendo 110 used the exact same cabinet as the V-83 and the 6-CV, having just changed the inner linner and the front door. Vendo hauled production on the Vendo 110 "Round Corner" version toward the end of the 1959 model year But, because the V-110 was still a success, they begin production on the "Square Corner" version of the Vendo 110 for the 1960 model year.
In 1956 Coca Cola began a new advertising campaign. They wanted a fresher new look. From 1956 on, all Coca Cola machines would have the top 12" painted Dupont Iceburg White. For the 1956 model year, the Vendo 110 was painted with the new two-tone paint scheme. Coke brought some 110's back in for a repaint to the new 1956 paint scheme and you can usually tell these machines not only from the two tone paint scheme but because they really didn't mask the machines very well having painted right over the door gasketing. Also, machines originally painted with the two tone paint scheme came with stainless steel trim separating the two colors. Repainted machines had chrome tape instead.
63" Tall, 32-1/2" Wide and 18" Deep
Year Coca Cola Vendo 110 Serial numbers
1952 1001 thru 1186
1953 1187 thru 5386
1954 5387 thru 10664
1955 10665 thru 16853
1956 16854 thru 24335
1957 24336 thru 30746
1958 30747 thru 33954
1959 33955 thru Discontinue of "Round Corner" version
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