Vending Machine, Insurance, Airline

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Physical Description
Originally offered to NASM in August of 1990 by Mr. Dennis Bennett, Mercury International, distributors of the vending machine, when the last one was withdrawn from service.
Summary
Flight Insurance Vending Machine
Although air travel had become quite safe, nervous flyers were given the option of buying additional travel insurance. Flight insurance became so popular that vending machines were installed in airports around the country to dispense insurance policies.
Gift of Mercury International through Dennis Bennett
Credit Line
Donated by Mercury International
Inventory Number
A19930090000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MEMORABILIA-Popular Culture
Materials
Iron alloy, copper alloy, metal alloy, paper, paint, plastic (plexi)
Dimensions
3-D (overall): 62.2 × 55.9 × 158.7cm (2 ft. 1/2 in. × 1 ft. 10 in. × 5 ft. 2 1/2 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Location
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition
America by Air
National Air and Space Museum
Record ID
nasm_A19930090000
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a7d35bf9-9d35-43de-8757-ee003690ea83
Side view of a brown and black vending machine. World Wide Trip Insurance is written on the side in black, along with a logo of a minuteman. A blue box with The Continental Insurance Companies is below the minuteman.
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Side view of a brown and black vending machine. World Wide Trip Insurance is written on the side in black, along with a logo of a minuteman. A blue box with The Continental Insurance Companies is below the minuteman.
A brown and black box-shaped vending machine. The machine is advertising flight insurance, with a black slot on the front for mailing envelopes.
Angled view of a brown and black vending machine. World Wide Trip Insurance is written on the side in black, along with a logo of a minuteman. A blue box with The Continental Insurance Companies is below the minuteman.
Close up view of the minuteman logo. It is in a white square with a blue square beneath the minuteman, with the company's name in black lettering in that blue square. World Wide Insurance is written in black above the minuteman.
Close up view of the center of the vending machine. A blue, black, and white placard lists the insurance options available, while a blue placard with red numbers lists the steps for the vending machine. A white placard lists a number to call if the machine is out of order.
Close up view of a blue, black, and white placard listing the insurance options the vending machine offers. There is a black slot on the left for inserting quarters.
Close up of a black sign that reads Airline Trip Insurance Worldwide in white font. The minuteman logo is on the right of the sign.