The Automat Machine, 1912 "The average man, an Australian observer wrote, became a “manipulator of destiny” in the Automat, suddenly finding himself “before Ali Baba’s cave. He whispers ‘Open sesame!’ and lo! a ham sandwich or a peach dumpling is his for the taking, also for a nickel.”"

The Automat Machine, 1912 "The average man, an Australian observer wrote, became a “manipulator of destiny” in the Automat, suddenly finding himself “before Ali Baba’s cave. He whispers ‘Open sesame!’ and lo! a ham sandwich or a peach dumpling is his for the taking, also for a nickel.”"