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The Exhibit Supply Company arcade machines with cowboys and ballplayers for 1 cent each. (Photos courtesy Rich Wolfin)
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Unopened arcade machines yield 428 mint arcade cards from 1953

By Bert LehmanMar 29, 2019
Displays for vending machines reflected prices of a penny (1950s) or a nickel (1960s). (Photos Adam Warshaw)
Lou Gehrig

Exhibit Supply Company ends its reign in 1980s

By Bert LehmanOct 9, 2017
J. Frank Meyer (left) of ESCO worked from offices on Printers’ Row in Chicago. This 1914 photo shows the vending card machines for “art models” against the wall. The photo was obtained from Chet Gore and appeared in Bob Schulhof’s “Penny Arcade” newsletter in 1990.
Joe DiMaggio

A look back helps understand Exhibit Supply cards

By Bert LehmanSep 25, 2017