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This reference catalog documents 42 Glasco machines. Surviving model records include production information spanning 1930 to 1960. Model-specific archive photography survives for 27 of the 42 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.
Glasco company history
Preserved background
a subsidiary of the Glascock Brothers Manufacturing Company located in Muncie, Indiana, was created sometime in the early 1930's.
From this time forward, Glasco used their condensed name to identify the company. During this time, Glasco built a variety of unique coolers exclusively for the Coca-Cola Company. Glasco is considered to be the first company approved by Coca-Cola for a pre-mix vendor machine. During the 1950's, Glasco perfected dispensing Coca-Cola in cups. Late in the 1950's, they re-entered the bottle vendor market with the model GBV-50 which resembled Ideal's Model 55B. In the 1960's, Glasco was then acquired by Universal Match Company.
What the machine archive shows
Evidence by model and date
The dated archive currently runs from Glasco Dual Rotary Coin (Mid 1930's) through Glasco GBV-60 (Early 1960's). It contains 42 model records, 25 with recorded production dates and 27 with surviving model-specific photography.
The documented production footprint is distributed across 1930s (11), 1950s (12), 1960s (2). These totals describe this archive—not necessarily the company’s complete output—and will change if additional period records are recovered.
Glasco machines
42 model records
Glasco photo archive
12 general collection photos
Research note: Profile scope is 42 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.