U Turn machines that look more like Northwestern - whats the deal?

[nam]

 

I see ads once in awhile on ebay and craigslist both for U Turn machines.  Then when I see the pictures they don't even resemble what I know as U Turn machines.  Are there now or were there at one time more than one company called U Turn?  Are the machines I'm seeing like the ones on this rack below that are listed as U Turn machines made by the same U Turn machines that we all use now?

[Jax Snacks]

No nam, some people think that if YOU TURN the handle then the machine is a UTURN! I have seen this labeling many times on ebay listings with all kinds of non-UTURN equipment. Makes you wonder sometimes.

Jax

[nam]

Jax,

That's just funny. So do you know what kind of machine these are in the photo?

nam

[Jax Snacks]

Looks like older Northwesterns. The stand looks like a silver sentinel that NW makes. So I would assume the equipment came from the same place.

Jax

[shvend]

Nam, the best I can tell Jax is correct on the make of the machines being NW's. The best I can tell by looking at the pic they are Roger Foltz's machines. He had a trademark chrome package in his machines.