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Ideal 400B

Ideal · Model archive

Original specifications and identification notes preserved from the Soda-Machines.com reference archive.

Vending Capacity
144 Bottles
Precool Capacity
24 Bottles
Dimensions
69 1/2" high, 38" wide, 25" deep
Weight
581 lbs.
Production Dates
Early 1950's
Price New
$690.00
Comments
This is one of two machines that Ideal manufactured as "upright" vendors during the 1950's. The machine is automatic and lacks the crank handle other manufacturers utilized on their "upright" models. This model has a glass door off to the left side but only vends three flavors at a time. As the specification state, this is quite a heavy machine! I'd like to mention that this model is an exception to the rule that a machine's model number usually indictates the vending capacity.

Archive record 377. Specifications and historical notes were recovered from Soda-Machines.com. Measurements, capacities, dates, and original prices are presented as recorded in the source material.