Largest Collection of Vintage Cola Machines in the World: Come with me to the Electric Cola Cafe 

Allen was so interesting. I loved this video. More of his stories please. Fantastic.

Soooooo many great back stories to these machines.

Wow! Now that's history, John. Still remember the coke machines here in Australia. Nothing beats a solid glass coke bottle .

When I was a kid, the Coke machine at the barbershop my mom took me to, the machine was filled with ice and Coke bottles. You would put your money in the slots and then, the lid would be unlocked and you reached in to get an, ice cold, wet, Coke.

I remember a lot of these coke machines when I was a kid this is so cool to see the old drink machines again

I could listen to this Man all day long. He’s amazing and very knowledgeable. Please have him back on again. Really enjoyed this video and tell him thanks for his expertise. Thanks John, Great Video!

Oh my! such great history of the coin operated vending era. Another beautiful find John, and the guy really knows his product. Keep them coming.

Wow John this vlog was amazing John fantastic John I the reason why I love your channel. Is your find such interesting places to visit safe travels Watching in the UK

Man this was a great episode. I cannot wait to see the next one there when he is repairing some of the machines. Thank you.

i worked for coca cola in late 70s-how cool it would have been to have worked for them pre 60s-love this video

Always fun great video! Thanks for sharing!!

Interesting place!! I enjoyed your video thank you for sharing.

Awesome show Thanks. 😊

Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

What an awesome video. I wish Allen the best of luck as that was one engrossing tour of his museum.

If I"m EVER even near NC, I"m THERE. Fantastic collection!...and yes, NOTHING beats a soda OUT of a solid GLASS bottle.

Man that was a great video. Allen is a walking encyclopedia of vending machines. My mom and dad ran an old country store in the 60s and I remember some of those machines in there store. Good memories. 👍

Wow! 😮 My kind of Museum. Thanks John for uncovering another hidden Gem for all of us to enjoy.

Allen I have to ask… Coke or Pepsi ? 😂Amazing collection! Great job John 👍

If I’m ever down that way you better bet I’m going to check it out cause that set up is awesome he’s definitely got a good thing going wow!! Nothing like drinking soda pop out of the bottle ❤

Watched from start to finished John, brought back a lot of childhood memories. Fish and chips, bottle of coke and a game of soccer.

That is a bad ass collection of machines & a man full of knowledge. I’m impressed, it’s a lot of money there & machines I knew nothing about or if they existed.

Having a Coke right now, ...crispy, refreshing, relaxing.

We can't wait to see this place!! Great video as always John!

John, Thank you for this great video....A truly amazing collection. I remember 5¢ Cokes.....and when the price increased to 6¢ requiring a penny and a nickel.

Alan this is Amazing ! Your knowledge of drink machines is very impressive. Thanks for finding and sharing this place .I’d sure love to see it someday 👍

Great video. So interesting! Mr. Huffman's knowledge of drink machine is outstanding ! Thank you for sharing it with us. God Bless Y'all 🙏

I LOVE THIS PLACE! This was wonderful! Thank you from Seattle. Near Granite Falls in Washington State! 😊❤ P.S. My granny never put butter in the refrigerator. Always in a butter dish, on the table.

He’s like listening to my dad . Dad was everywhere. Sometimes next week or maybe later. He would just start telling you something we was talking about a month before. It would twist people’s head back . They be so lost . Lol If you didn’t pay attention and be a good friend. You would be lost . My dad could tell you the rotational of Earth and the atmosphere and the different levels of moisture. He was in the military and he had to know that. 102 airborne. I love hearing this guy talk

Nice!❤ I have 50/55 years of Coca-Cola memorabilia. One of these days I’ll look into selling…I’m getting elderly. Still drinking Coke occasionally!

I like this the piano, jukeboxes and alot of coca-cola machines I like to go there someday. Like the video. 👍🏻😁

I could listen to him tell stories/explain things all day. What a wealth of knowledge!

You know we gotta keep these running. More efficient than today and continues to serve the community.

That lunch-O-Mat is awesome. I’ve got a buddy that is into retro stuff. He built out his garage into a 50-60’s diner. He has restored a machine kind like that machine that makes a cup of coffee. He took an old tv box and put a newer one inside, he has an old working ice cream machine with a blender I believe. He’s also got a 55 Chevy all rebuilt and an old truck that he left with all the patena (msp) and rust. Not sure what the truck is but it’s a big farm truck kinda.

When I was young, my dad picked up a chest type Coca Cola refrigerated machine. The bottles were held vertically by the neck. You put your money in and had to grab the bottle by the top, slide it over to one end and then pull it out through a gate that would only open if you had paid. A bottle opener with catcher was on the front. It held a lot of drinks. Seems like there were 8 rows, but I'm not sure. Later he took out the grid holding the bottles. We had family get togethers and he would put crushed ice and drinks in, plus a watermelon. Good times!

Its great to see someone who really care about their collection, amazing the amount he has

WOW, that's quite the collection - I'm impressed!!!

Wow! Americana at it's best❗.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 👍👍👌👌✌✌

This guy is definitely very knowledgeable and passionate about his machines

I remember back in the 60''s how terrific bottle pop was. It was hard to choose from Coke, Hires Root Beer, Orange n Grape Crush.

This man is amazing 😊God bless you for your tour Awesome 😎 Collection 😊

thank you for sharing . just another roadtrip

Great education! This man knows his stuff! Thanks J&J. Anouther great video!

Wow what a place! That guy doesn’t know it but you just put him on the map! Show him what you did for R M Brooks! You are one of favorite channels keep up the good work!

Wow! Very interesting for sure.👍

I have known Alan for many years and have seen his business grow. His museum will do even better now that you've featured him in one of your excellent videos. His knowkedge of his collection is absolutely amazing. I wish I had known you were in Granite Falls as I would have enjoyed meeting you.

Wow John. What a unique place. Allen is sure knowledgable on those machines. He's got some very rare ones for sure. Thanks for the tour. You and Jodie take care and God bless.

My uncle had a pop machine in his garage - the only flavors I remember from it was Nesbitt orange & grape sodas at a nichols each. There was a glass door on the left & the bottle was laying on it's side, cap out, & when it was released with your nichol you pulled the bottle out. The color was red on it. This was in the 50s & 60s when pop went up to a dime. Here in Oregon ALL carbonated beverages have a 10 cent deposit that you get back when returned to a state ran return.

Amazing collection.. I'm absolutely blown away.. I use to work for coke as a full service vending machine guy filling and servicing coke machines. I have a 1956 V80 with stainless panel front. Had 11 different machines at one point. Your knowledge of all the machines is awesome, I could listen to you all day about all the different machines.. wow

You know what I like about this video? The Coca-Cola vending machines.

Gauging age by machine 😅👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻old enough to remember the glass bottles, young enough to remember they were at least a quarter 😂🙌🏻💞

This was Awesome ! , always enjoy your adventures !!

I knew Alan before he had grey hair. Glad to see my posters on the wall--for a young fella he knows a little something about soda machines!

all i i can say is wow keep doing what your doing john

Speaking of Coca-Cola machines: On 11/22/63, as a route salesman for a Dallas/Ft. Worth vending company, I was filling the Coke machine in the Parkland Hospital cafeteria about a half hour before the motorcade rolled in. I was planning to stay and have lunch but the Friday special was liver and onions, and I NEVER order organ meat in a hospital cafeteria. If roast chicken had been the special, I would've been there when Kennedy arrived. By the way, I had filled the Coke machine in the lunchroom of the Texas School Book Depository that morning. That means that if the conspiracy theorists are correct and Lee Harvey Oswald was indeed in the cafeteria drinking a Coke moments after the assassination, it was placed in the machine by Yours Truly. This gets better. The company I worked for was closed on Saturday, in observance of the national tragedy, so over the weekend, I had to make up the stops I didn't get to - including the Dallas Police Headquarters. I had just pulled my truck into the parking garage on Sunday when I spotted one of my regular customers, Jack Ruby -owner of the Carousel Nightclub where we had a couple of machines. He waved to me as I drove past. He was on his way on foot to somewhere in the garage

WOW this is amazing and the guy has such a love for what he does.🙏🇺🇲❤️

As the Sundrop brand manager in 1983 I can tell you the first Sundrop bottler was in Gastonia, North Carolina. And probably still the largest volume Sundrop bottler in the country. Huntsville, Alabama was also a very strong areas as well as all of middle Tennessee.

Wow what an amazing collection and a trip down memory lane for me❤. I love how knowledgeable he is, how he displays them, they sure are treasures of the past

A fasinating history of Coca-Cola vending machines and dispensers!! Thanks for posting this!!

❤ the older one way cooler than now

That's a man that knows his soda machines.

Impressive collection. Also happy to see Pretty In Pink soundtrack and Pet Shop Boys on the wall!

Thanks for another “Brother “

I was 29 in 89 I remember most of th 10cent machines from 68-75 awesome video

Arguably just as important as these antiques is the person presenting them because he has the history, the mental owners manual to these pieces. In a country such as America, whose pinnacle happened in the post war period that gave birth to many of these relics of industrial design, it's even more important to have this history live on as it is being buried by the tasteless consumer goods and poorer quality of society that exist in the present.

Great video, so much information. Thanks for sharing, Awesome place!

Fantastic guided tour!!!

Fantastic stories and info! What a guy!

Wanted to say that I enjoy most of your videos, but I think this is my favorite so far. I wish we had a place exactly like that near me. For some reason I find the history of soft drink companies fascinating and when you put that together with machines I am all in. Would love to see some of the bottles, signs and other memorabilia highlighted on the channel.

Omggggg ! 🤩 What is the electricty bill for this place ! ? ! ? ! Maybe he should buy his very own Power Plant next ! 😋 Thanks for sharing ! 😇❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I would love to see all those vending machines brought back into the mainstream, especially the hot dog stands.

Love this video. great collection

Very fascinating; keep up the great videos!

ANOTHER GREAT ONE

I remember selling bottles back in the years for 5 cents and pulling bottles out of those machines

I used to collect 50's round tops back in the 1990's and had maybe 12 or 13. Had the popular Vendo's, but in my opinion the most beautiful soda machine ever made was the Jacobs 56 Pepsi lite up, (1952-53). Mine was restored by Coony Island Antiques in San Francisco, and it was stunning. A beautiful blue with pin stripes. I also had a Mills 45, (made in 1941). It was unique in that it held 26 bottles and dispensed them crown first. Mine had been immaculately restored by Randy Pozzi, who sold it to me. He said they are so rare and in such poor original condition, it usually takes two to make one. I still have my Vendo 81, a Vendo 23 spin top, and a Vendo coin changer on a stand. In the 60's I remember the Vendo round tops everywhere.

Wow! Allen is the soda vending machine guru. Seen many of the machines from my youth in the video. A pizza place at the end of the street I grew up on had a Pepsi machine, sold a 10 oz. bottle for $.15. Other places were getting $.45. Machine was probably from the 1950s. Great memories, Thank you for such a great presentation and interview. 👍

Great video with amazing stories! He should set up a corner for customers to type letters on vintage typewriters on paper with “Electric Cola Cafe” letterhead.

I loved this vid I can't believe I watched the whole thing ty.

This is interesting. I live 30 to 45 min away from Granite Falls and never heard about it. Im goin to have to check this place out. Thanks for the video 👍👍

EXCELLENT ❤

I was born in Edenton North Carolina. We moved to California when I was 1 . We went back for a visit in 1956. I remember having a coke and some had a. RC Cola. We put peanuts in our drink. In 1960 we moved to Edenton , not for long. One little market across our house was 5 cents for a sm bottle around the corner 6 cents for a tall Coca Cola. When we were traveling to NC I Remember my sister and I went across the street they had a square coke machine in 1960 like the last one you showed after the story of the machine with the antler , anyway we had a bottle opener lifted the top lid opened the drink and used a straw to drink. I had a grape drink. It was late at night. I no bad. It’s going to be a nice place you have.

I'm from N.C. and I remember when I was a little kid the local drug store had a small Deli counter and the round bar stools attached to the floor. One of the daily specials was 2 hotdogs an R.C. Cola and a Moon Pie for 99 cents LOL! MMM😋

Going to check this place out........

I went to this place when he was making this video and I am in it it’s such a good video and you guys should go to the place it has so many old-fashioned drinks

Wonderful video very interesting

Great video! very knowledgeable with the exception about butter. My butter stays out.

(This is Tom, not Sandra.) WOW!!!! What a FANTASTIC collection on drink machines!!!! Thank you for making this video and presenting your vast collection of drink/food machines to us all. I was really impressed with all of the pre-1970's drink machines you had. Those pre-'70's are my favorite machines. (Really, anything pre-'70's was waaaay better anyway.) (IMO) Thank you again for the GREAT tour through your large collection of Americana. I really hope this museum last a real long time so everyone will have a chance to see your collection, sir. THANK YOU AGAIN!!!! Happy 4th of July to you and yours!!!!

Wow what a collection!! And the owner’s knowledge of Coca Cola machines, and others is amazing!!!! Made me want an ice cold coke in a bottled. The kind that’s chilled enough for ice to form when opened. 😊

When I was a kid we would find glass bottles and return them Made some good money as a kid and cleaned up the neighborhood

Allen is a true entrepreneur!

that place is so interesting, but my compulsion to organize that place is overbearing ahahahahah

That dude knows his drink machines, he reminds me of one of my history teachers...if he says it twice you better write it down, lol.

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Very interesting.

When I was 9 we got a Coke machine for our patio; loved it. Later on I discovered it was a Vendo 63. Hope to find exact replica of it in original not restored condition. This was great video; gotta visit it one day. Also remember a Teem Machine kinda rare.

Very interesting!

This is the Best Video Yet, Absolutely Amazing Collection and wonderful Stories. I would drop down to 9 Years old just being in that Environment. Lol

what a wonderful collection, my dad had a swaunnee store in monticello fla with a coke ice box he would put drinks in and chip up ice around them best cold drinks in town back in the 50s and 60s

I would love to see those Coke machines. Coca cola is my favorite soda.....it tastes better out of a bottle ❤ .......My husband, the kids & I went to a mcdonald's in Williamsburg, VA on our way to Norfolk for vacation and they had an old coke machine in there, a 50 something chevy, and an old wooden telephone booth. I enjoy seeing old things.