First of three old coin-op machines.
Starting with an overview of the cafe and a rehash of the Swami fortune teller.
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Here’s a downtown scene. The cafe is on a corner, the Kellogg printing plant is across the street, and an apartment hotel is on the other corner. Duplex tenant houses are in the foreground. A truck from the ice plant is delivering to the cafe. No cars needed.
As you walk into the cafe, you see the waitress pouring coffee for a customer…
And here’s a better view of the equipment, centered on the Bunn-O-Matic coffee machine.
Our Martian prefers cold drinks to coffee, so Polistra is drawing him a nice refreshing Nesbitt.
Martian, an old hand with telepathic technology, tries out the Swami Napkin and Fortune Dispenser, guaranteed to give you correct answers to your questions.
After you deposited a penny, the Swami gave you a card with a YES or NO answer to the question you posed.
Not very fancy but the moment of enjoyment was probably worth more than a penny. Much better price than the Maria Duval racket that took all of your money for equally random responses!
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Links for all three coin-ops:
Polistra's Mill 