Mold-A-Rama is a brand name for a type of vending machine that makes injection molded plastic figurines. Mold-A-Rama machines debuted in late 1962 [1][2] and grew in prominence at the 1964 New York World's Fair.[3] The machines can still be found operating in dozens of museums and zoos.[4][5]
American inventor John H. "Tike" Miller is credited with conceiving a free-standing plastic-molding machine in the 1950s. He licensed his mold-making patent[6] and related technology to the Automatic Retailers Of America (Aramark), which operated Mold-A-Rama machines as a subsidiary company through 1969. Aramark divested all machines and service locations by 1972 because of the high cost of the equipment. As of 2010, two US companies own and operate Mold-A-Rama machines: the William A. Jones Company in Illinois[7][8][9][10] and Replication Devices in Florida.[11][12] As of November 2015, there are 124 machines in eight states.[13]
^Rossman, Martin (October 29, 1962). "Machine Molds Items While Customer Waits". Los Angeles Times. p. B8.
^"Keilson Puts in Molding Units". Billboard. May 4, 1963. p. 53.
^"Mold-Rama Draws 'Em". Billboard. December 12, 1964. p. 43.
^Benderoff, Eric (September 4, 2006). "Old Technology Proves a Modern-Day Classic". Chicago Tribune. from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
^Johnson, Steve (August 17, 2016). "Smelly, Plastic and Nostalgic, Mold-A-Rama Celebrates 50th Birthday at Brookfield Zoo". Chicago Tribune. from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
^US patent 3068518, Miller, John H. & Helms, Millard O., "Apparatus for Molding Hollow Plastic Products", issued 1962-12-18, assigned to Mold-A-Rama, Inc.
^Mueller, Jim (July 23, 1993). "All-Star Casts: The Mold-A-Rama Tradition of Plastic Lincoln Heads and Zoo Animals Lives On". Chicago Tribune. from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
^Stach, Chris (August 9, 2005). "Mold-a-Rama Magic". Riverside–Brookfield Landmark. from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
^Channick, Robert (January 24, 2019). "Mold-A-Rama Defends Its Retro Name and Vintage Vending Machines Against 'Modernized' Competitor". Chicago Tribune. from the original on January 24, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
^Garcia, Evan (September 26, 2019). "The Story of Mold-A-Rama, Chicago's Very Own Souvenir Machine". WTTW. from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
^Daly, Sean (July 2, 2009). "Waxing Nostalgic: In 30 Seconds, Mold-A-Rama Makes Memories, Toys to Last a Lifetime". Tampa Bay Times. from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
^Flaherty, Joseph (April 21, 2009). "Mold-O-Rama: 50's Plastic Molding Vending Machine". Replicator. from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
^Fecile, John (November 13, 2015). "Mold-A-Rama-Rama! The Secrets Behind Chicago's Plastic Souvenir Empire". WBEZ. from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
External linksEdit
William A. Jones Company official website
Replication Devices official website
Mold-A-Rama Machines category on Waymarking.com
August 26, 2023
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