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Columbus Model 30

Columbus Vending Company, Columbus, OH, c. 1913, 14 ¹/₂. This is not listed as "rare," but I think it should be. I've seen only 2 in 12 years. It was a short-lived machine produced only in 1913 and 1914, and was superceded by the Model 25 in 1915. It has 2 columns and dispensed match boxes into the center instead of each side.

It's not heavy, although it won't blow away in a gentle breeze. It's probably made mostly of sheet metal. This example is 100% original.