Someone Tried To Make A Dime

Could have been a desperate soul at a bus stop who needed a pack of smokes.

nice 1 cent dime

I've had this medicine bottle around here with these in it since the mid 1970s that I had gotten from my Dad. He worked for the same company in the Pittsburgh area from mid 1950s until cancer got the better of him in 2000. The company put all kinds of coin operated devices in bars/pubs/clubs/lodges etc. The big money was in gambling and these were probably pulled from gambling devices (probably not slot machines as they had a glass window showing last coin played). They used all sorts of machines to sell all sorts of "tickets" until the law caught up with them, and then moved onto another. machine. There's also a couple of nickel sized slugs made from keys.

Ah memories....I was one of those kids. Later Hill's Drug Store moved the Coke machine behind their register due to these "dimes" I believe.

People have been fooling vending machines since vending machines came into existence.

My cousin used to fool the coin op laundry dryers in the 1950's by using a piece of duct tape attached to a quarter. She would put the taped quarter in the coin slot, twist the knob to drop the coin and start the dryer, then pull the duct tape back out that still had the quarter attached to it.

I don't recall if the laundry owner ever caught her.

Thank you, MrPink! I got sick with a cold or flu and could not breathe. I decided that I liked breathing more than smoking, and that I wasn't ready to quit breathing yet. Quitting was a snap. This time I have stayed quit and absolutely will not start smoking again.
I had to get a AA battery this evening and keep them in the same drawer as my cigarettes. There's still two packs in there. No problem. The same with the half a handle of vodka on top of my fridge that's been there since I quit drinking in '23. No way will I ever imbibe again.

Very interesting!