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    15 Weird Vending Machines Of The '60s

    Eggs, lightbulbs, and whiskey at the touch of a button.

    1. If you urgently needed a clock in Germany, just head down to the corner and pick one up.

    2. Here's a Macy's vending machine that sold men's shorts for only 97 cents!

    3. That's actually Harpo Marx surprising someone on Candid Camera from inside a Coca-Cola vending machine.

    4. Here's a machine selling air insurance at Newark Airport.

    5. A beer vending machine? Yes, please!

    6. Here, a vending machine selling Calpis, a Japanese beverage described as having "a light, somewhat milky, and slightly acidic flavor, similar to plain or vanilla-flavored yogurt..." YUM.

    7. Worms at the push of a button.

    8. Lemonade vending machines in Moscow.

    9. Instant books!

    10. Pantyhose on-the-go in France.

    11. Potatoes 'round the clock are totally useful.

    12. Here's a machine dispensing handy lightbulbs.

    13. Not the most exciting vending machine — dispensing lumps of coal in France — but still useful once upon a time.

    14. The egg-o-matic seems like a pretty great idea so long as they don't get crushed coming out the slot.

    15. The best for last: the whiskey vending machine. Official plea to get one of these for the BuzzFeed office.