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==History== Although [[vending machine]]s for stick or block-shaped [[chewing gum|gum]] were seen as early as 1888, the first machines to carry actual gumballs were not seen until 1907 (probably released first by the [[Thomas Adams Gum Company|Thomas Adams Gum Co.]] in the United States).<ref>[http://www.okmfg.net/history-of-gumball-machine.html "History of Gumball Machines"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512073919/http://www.okmfg.net/history-of-gumball-machine.html |date=2008-05-12}} page of [http://www.okmfg.net OK Manufacturing] .</ref> Patented in 1923, the Norris Manufacturing Company produced their "Master" line of chrome gumball machines during the 1930s. These machines could accept either [[Penny (United States coin)|pennies]] or [[Nickel (United States coin)|nickels]].<ref>[http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=3671 Killer List of Videogames - Master Fantail 1c/5c page]</ref> Founded in 1934, the [[Ford Gum]] and Machine Company of [[Akron, New York]] was another early manufacturer of gum for gumball machines in the U.S. The [[Ford Gum|Ford]] brand of gumball machines had a distinct shiny chrome color; sales of gum from Ford gumball machines went to local service organizations such as the [[Lions Club]] and [[Kiwanis International]].<ref>GameRoom Magazine - "Ford Gumball Machines"</ref> Founded in 1909, Northwestern Corporation started with kitchen matches and eventually came out with the Northwestern Model 33 in 1933 (naming for the year which it came out) and eventually the Model 60 and Model 80, both of which are still sold today.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.candymachines.com/History-of-the-Gumball-Machine.aspx|title=The History of the Gumball Machine|website=candymachines.com}}</ref>
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