Original reference photography from the Cola Machines archive. Select any image to inspect the machine, mechanisms, identification plates, and restoration details.
This reference catalog documents 16 Bevco machines. Surviving model records include production information spanning 1940 to 1950. Model-specific archive photography survives for 12 of the 16 entries.
This profile combines preserved company background with evidence from the individual machine records. Dates and model counts refer to documented examples in this collection, not an assertion that the catalog is complete.
Bevco company history
Preserved background
Archived literature identifies the Bevco headquarters in St.
Louis, Missouri. Bevco built different styles of chest and counter coolers mainly for Pepsi and Dr. Pepper during the 1940's.
What the machine archive shows
Evidence by model and date
The dated archive currently runs from Bevco B-160 (Late 1940's into early 1950's) through Bevco CDO 5-20 (Mid 1950's). It contains 16 model records, 16 with recorded production dates and 12 with surviving model-specific photography.
The documented production footprint is distributed across 1940s (13), 1950s (3). These totals describe this archive—not necessarily the company’s complete output—and will change if additional period records are recovered.
Bevco machines
16 model records
Research note: Profile scope is 16 archived machine records. Company background was independently restated from the site’s preserved manufacturer overview; view the archived source. Dates, photographs, and model counts come from the linked records. Where the preserved evidence is incomplete, the page says so instead of filling gaps with conjecture.