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TPC Metal Marble Dispenser & Marbles - Height: 11.75 inches. A Chinese novelty marble dispenser designed in the style of a gumball machine. The piece features a blue-painted cast metal base and top lid, a clear glass globe, and a cast metal coin-operated mechanism plate with a textured, antiqued finish. The machine is operated by a manual crank-style coin mechanism. The interior is filled with a large quantity of glass marbles in assorted styles, including cat's eyes, solid colors, and confetti speckled designs. The black-finished underside of the base is embossed with the word CHINA and the characters S.C near one of the screw holes. A white rectangular adhesive label on the base plate reads ? 2000 TPC Recommended for children age 8 and over.