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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

 Display Status

This object is on display in America by Air at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

America by Air
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type MEMORABILIA-Popular Culture 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 Dennis Bennett, Mercury International, distributors of the vending machine, when the last one was withdrawn from service. 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.)
 Materials Iron alloy, copper alloy, metal alloy, paper, paint, plastic (plexi)
 Inventory Number A19930090000 Credit Line Donated by Mercury International Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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