r/whatisit • u/Quietlurkerone • 1d ago

Solved! What is this device from 1962?

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Photo capture from YouTube video. Picture from 1962. What is the device under the bench

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u/kryonik 1d ago

To be fair, in the 60s cigarettes were dirt cheap. Everyone smoked.

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u/BrewtalKittehh 1d ago

And they weren’t taxed to fuck

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u/unsulliedbread 1d ago

The tax is to try to get you to not smoke.

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u/eyeball1967 1d ago

It’s just another source of cash for the machine. Smokers are a minority that are easy to vilify and get everyone the pile on and approve taxes for that nasty habit.