The American Soda Machine Archive Manuals, history & restoration

Manufacturer archive

National Box

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 2 National Box machines. Surviving model records include production information spanning 1930 to 1931. Model-specific archive photography survives for 2 of the 2 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.

2Models documented
2Models photographed
1930–1931Recorded date span
2Dated records

National Box company history

Preserved background

Archive documentation notes that National Box located their headquarters in Chicagol, Illinois and had branch offices in Philadelphia, PA and Natchez, MISS.

What the machine archive shows

Evidence by model and date

The dated archive currently runs from SuperStrong Improved (1931, early 1930's) through SuperStrong SC (1931, early 1930's). It contains 2 model records, 2 with recorded production dates and 2 with surviving model-specific photography.

The documented production footprint is distributed across 1930s (2). These totals describe this archive—not necessarily the company’s complete output—and will change if additional period records are recovered.

National Box machines

2 model records

Research note: Profile scope is 2 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.