1950s whisky vending machine - photo

[ranald]

That could have replaced "mothers' little helpers" here in Aus as ladies were not allowed in hotel bars (if my memory serves me right) until around the 70s. Lounge bars were first for families(moms). They could partake of a wee gram at licensed dance halls though. Guess that was refreshments.

As George Orwell put it =all are equal, "but some are more equal than others".