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jodi commented on the word nickel thrower
At the Automat (circa 1955) "Happy women dressed in black, called nickel throwers, sat in the glass booths and made change for paper bills with rubber tips on their fingers." (p 435, Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly)
June 11, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word nickel thrower
I'm still unclear on the meaning. Is being happy, dressed in black, and wearing rubber tips on one's fingers the only criteria for being a nickel thrower?
June 11, 2019
bilby commented on the word nickel thrower
Now that I think about it automat isn't a very useful word in terms of suggesting what might have been automated.
June 11, 2019