tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post5587063642647829732..comments2024-03-28T02:29:37.413-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Book-o-Mat in ColorAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-4564121610422021212012-03-20T06:00:54.766-05:002012-03-20T06:00:54.766-05:00The image was pulled from a late-'40s photogra...The image was pulled from a late-'40s photograph (i've seen it dated at 1947 and 1949). Here's a link: http://boingboing.net/2011/02/17/book-o-mat-and-other.html. I just posted a blog item about the resurgence of book vending machines in the early '60s at http://the60sat50.blogspot.com/.rtrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927916125192632777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-35527456963105196452010-04-03T19:20:01.139-05:002010-04-03T19:20:01.139-05:00The entry for March 12 has all the info that I kno...The entry for March 12 has all the info that I know. I have no idea where the photos came from. One was sent to me, and one was in a magazine that I reprinted.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-68457874238865437362010-04-03T18:53:46.382-05:002010-04-03T18:53:46.382-05:00Fascinating - have never seen a picture of the Boo...Fascinating - have never seen a picture of the Book-o-Mart. Is this a booklet? I know American Book Vending Corporation developed these and they were rolled out in last half of 1949, Do you know how long they lasted? Are there any still surviving?bowdlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504137974544195250noreply@blogger.com