ransom Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Is this a Northwestern, and if so, what model is it? Someone wants $20 each for these plus $10 for stands. Is that a fair price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newheart53 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I can't help on exactly what it is but would jump all over it at 20 and 10 for stands, can't loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagesVending Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 It's a typical old Northwestern. I've refurbished a ton of those! Many of them have the glass globes, they're at least 30+ years old. If you get them, you should repaint them to make them look new again and lose the vintage look. They look good and work well, if you're willing to put the extra time into making them right. Since they're inexpensive, so I'd go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ransom Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Thanks much. I'm curious. If I were to repaint these, how much could I get for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagesVending Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Thanks much. I'm curious. If I were to repaint these, how much could I get for them? No problem! Since they are Northwestern, they will fetch a higher price. It depends on if you would be selling them to other operators as wholesale ($30/each) or to collectors($50+/each). Since they are old, if you sell them to collectors, it will take longer to get rid of all of them, because they'll be sold one by one. If you were going to use them for your route, prepare them as though they'll be used for another 10 years. (Get the glass looking great, fresh coat(s) of paint on base, possibly buff the chrome, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ransom Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Thanks for the advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musser Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Its a Northwestern Model 60 the Super 60 has the larger globe. The machine is still made, but with a plastic globe. It will last forever. BTW this machine was bought by The Curtis candy co ( out of biz now, but the buyers of the old Curtis company are very much alive) Curtis really fell hard and I suppose some of the location paper work simply got lost. You see a ton of these for sale. So its probably 20 years old. Looks pretty good though. You can buy the mylar from Northwestern if you want. If I repaint I never put mylar back on. I wouldn't want to pay over $20 as it is. Actually the bargin here is in the stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vending4U Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Actually the bargin here is in the stands. agreed! jump on the stands at a bare minimum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetstop Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 the glass globes themselves sell for $25 to $35 on ebay. all my NW have them, I like them as you can scrap off anything and they look good as new. the last route I bought came with about 100 heads all the old glass globes, most are on route. I also agree stands for $10 heck yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazenevenson Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 That's the northwestern super 60 they go for about $90.00 new, for that price buy everything you can even if one or two units break down you get a cache of spare parts. Oh pardon me that's the northwestern model 60 I didn't have my glasses on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkochan Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 If you get them, you should repaint them to make them look new again and lose the vintage look. Don't paint. Get them powder-coated instead.Sent from my HTCEVODesign4G using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagesVending Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Don't paint. Get them powder-coated instead. Sent from my HTCEVODesign4G using Tapatalk 2 Powder coating is expensive. Sounds like they want an inexpensive source, so painting would be the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullyfrog Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Powder coat is more durable but is also expensive. I use automotive basecoat/ clearcoat on my refurbs. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ransom Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 Well, I drove about 3 hours to go look at all these machines. Turns out the Northwesterns were more raggedy looking than I was expecting. But to my surprise, she had a lot of Beaver machines which were in much better shape. I ended up buying 40 Beaver machines with Beaver stands for $1000 total. Seems like it was a good deal. Now it's time to work on getting them cleaned up and then placed in locations (my first attempt at that). Thanks, everyone, for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagesVending Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Congrats on the Beavers, I'm sure you'll be happy! Beaver makes a great machine! Only issue I've had though with my Beavers, is when you're vending Mike and Ikes, don't use the metal pie candy wheels included because they jam up badly and nearly crack the base by turning the mech. So, replace the pie wheel for Mike and Ikes with a Lypc, Oak or Eagle candy wheel. They work perfectly with Beaver and no jams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ransom Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 That's good to know about the mikes and Ike's. One question I have is where to find extra keys for my locks. Do I order them from Beaver? I searched on eBay, but there only seems to be locks with keys. I need to order extras of specific numbered keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullyfrog Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 It's better to have all of your machines re-keyed with your own lock. If you're able to order more keys, everyone else can also. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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