Back in the day, coin-operated rides were all the rage at the local grocery store, but they've since disappeared completely.

Potential investors poured into the convention of the National Institute of Dry-cleaning two years ago, clamoring to find out about a new “wonder business” that was virtually guaranteed to coin ...

There was a time before portable TVs and personal media players when the idea of putting coin-operated TVs everywhere, from restaurants to airports and laundromats, would have seemed like a solid ...

Coin-operated machines have a longer history than you might think. Ancient temples used them to dispense, for example, holy water to the faithful in return for their coins. Old payphones rang a bell ...