Also snatched up at SJS's auction in Manns Choice, PA, was this stunner of a gumball machine created by Parkway Machine Corp. in Baltimore. Our parting dollars? 35 clams as they'd say in the olden days. We're not sure how much it's valued for or what decade this sweet contraption hails from, but despite its stacked years, it's practically in mint condition. The knockout red paint itself is something to marvel over with its smooth and lustrous surface that's barely seen a scratch. A thick cursive type is engraved upon the heavy-duty glass. Inside, are the manly mechanisms that get this baby churning. Our educated guess is that it welcomes a coin of any price since we don't detect any numbers or cent signs etched anywhere on the machine. We love the "churck, churck, churck" sound it releases when we turn the key. It's a nostalgic and soothing sound. I wonder what we should fill this machine with? Traditional gumballs? Jelly beans? Mike and Ikes? Maybe unconventional wasabi peas? 
-Matt and Dani
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