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Sunny Cal

R. O. Whyman & Co., Inc. 5 ¹/₂" (without marquee). I never owned this, but it was in my possession long enough for me to fondle it some and snap some pictures. It's one of the most unusual vendors I've ever seen, and is quite rare. It's made of sheet metal or tin, and has the busiest and most complicated pattern I've ever seen on a painted vendor.

According to Silent Salesmen Too it was made to dispense slices of Sunny Cal frosted fruitcake for a dime each. The hole in the center of the machine is for a marquee holder, which (along with the marquee itself) is missing on this example. This model has a tag to designate its maker and some type of number---that can't be a serial number that high on this model, can it?---and has a neat flap that pops up and blocks the coin entry when the machine is empty. I'd guess that feature was essential for an opague machine like this, since customers couldn't see the product even when the machine was full.

The example above is 100% original and is awesome even without the marquee.

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