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<blockquote data-quote="Brownslave688" data-source="post: 4006015" data-attributes="member: 34439"><p>“</p><p>Automats revolutionized the working lunch in America.</p><p></p><p>These coin-operated contraptions worked like vending machines. Customers could drop a nickel in the slot and purchase a wide array of food items, including sandwiches, hot dishes, desserts, and coffee. </p><p></p><p>The concept was pioneered by<a href="http://exhibitions.nypl.org/lunchhour/exhibits/show/lunchhour/automat" target="_blank"> Horn & Hardart</a>, which opened its first flagship store in New York in 1912. Automats peaked during the Depression era and stayed relevant until the rise of fast-food restaurants in the 1960s. </p><p></p><p>Horn & Hardart closed its last machine in <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/11/nyregion/last-automat-closes-its-era-long-gone.html" target="_blank">1991</a>.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brownslave688, post: 4006015, member: 34439"] “ Automats revolutionized the working lunch in America. These coin-operated contraptions worked like vending machines. Customers could drop a nickel in the slot and purchase a wide array of food items, including sandwiches, hot dishes, desserts, and coffee. The concept was pioneered by[URL='http://exhibitions.nypl.org/lunchhour/exhibits/show/lunchhour/automat'] Horn & Hardart[/URL], which opened its first flagship store in New York in 1912. Automats peaked during the Depression era and stayed relevant until the rise of fast-food restaurants in the 1960s. Horn & Hardart closed its last machine in [URL='http://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/11/nyregion/last-automat-closes-its-era-long-gone.html']1991[/URL].” [/QUOTE]
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