ELECTRO cigarette vending machine question

[MONTI]

Well, I know this may be a little off point as we deal mostly with Antique Slot Machines here but I have recently taken on a project for a customer, an Electro Cigarette Vending Machine, made by Eastern Electric Vending Machine Corporation in about 1947 and toted as the first electric cigarette vending machine.

The inner working mechanism is similar in some ways to the early Bally console slot machines like the Draw Bell, Etc. so that portion is rather straight forward however I would like to find some literature for the machine for my customer so I am posting this to see if anyone out there has any information on this vending machine, Ad material, manual or whatever may be available.

From research done so far I believe the model # to be ELECTRO CM646 or ELECKTO CM646, however on the inside of the machine the designation E-474 can be found but this may just designate the chassis/cabinet configuration, I don't know for sure!

Below are a couple pictures of the vending machine and an ad from the 40's.
Thank you in advance for any help that can be provided.
MONTI

[pj waelti]

Oh my God! I didn't think I would ever see another one of those in my life, In the early seventies I filled machines for a local vendor. He had a few locations that had those still, and Rowe Rivieras, and a few small nationals..It was quite the trick to close Easterns,espescially after they were broke into a couple times. I remember one or two that when you would shut the top and then the side you would close the front and hit it with your knee while turning the lock. Glad I didn't have a lot of those. I don't think my knee could have taken it.. PJ

[MONTI]

Thanks for your response pj, I don't normally work on vending machines but I was recently approached on this one and if you have any knowledge or where I might get any information on this model I would greatly appreciate it!
Any leads at all that I might follow or research would be a great help, please let me know if you do!
Thanks,
MONTI