00:00Japan's oldest vending machine.
00:02In Japan, a wooden vending machine
00:03invented during the Meiji era still exists today.
00:07Known as the Jihatsu Yubinkite Hagaki Urisage Ki,
00:10it is considered the oldest surviving vending machine in Japan.
00:13As the name suggests, it was designed to automatically dispense stamps and postcards.
00:18It is said to have been invented during wartime,
00:21when soldiers heading to the front lines
00:23sparked a dramatic surge in letters sent to distant loved ones.
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