Vending Facts: One of the first vending machines sold postcards in railway stations. The first patented Vending Machine sold stamps in 1867. Thomas Adams gum company created the first flavoured black liquorice gum in a stick form. Blackjack was sold well into the 1970’s.  In 1972 the first glass front snack machines came to the market. Every day seven out of 10 people will use a vending machine.