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Comments:	Philadelphia Zoo is an American first. The Zoo opened its gates on July 1, 1874. The Frank Furness Victorian gates and gatehouses, and the Zoo's location, are the same today as they were on the day it opened. <p> <b>Machine 13</b> (2015, Machine 1 noted on machine) <br> Located by the Big Cat Trading Post Gift Shop <br> Designs are: 1) Giraffe, 2) Lion, 3) Rhino, 4) Tiger <p> <b>Machine 14</b> (2015, Machine 2 noted on machine) <br> Located outside ticketing booth <br> Designs are: 1) '6 ABC Philadelphia Zoo', balloon, 2) Flamingo, 3) Lion, 4) Mandrill. <p> <b>Machine 15</b> (2015, Machine 3 noted on machine) <br> Located outside The Watering Hole Cafe<br> Designs are: 1) Ape, 2) Cheetah, 3) Red Panda, 4) Otter. <p> <b>Machine 16</b> (2015, Machine 4 noted on machine) <br> Located outside the ZooShop (Main gift shop in front) <br> Designs are: 1) Frog, 2) Kangaroo, 3) Peacock, 4) Rodent, <p> <b>Machine 17</b> (2015, Machine 5 noted on machine) <br> 8 design machine, one dollar bill for single design or $5 credit card for all 8 <br> Located in ZooShop (Main gift shop in front) next to Token Machine 1. <br> 1) Monkey, 2) Orangutan, 3) Parrot, 4) Polar Bear, 5) Lion, 6) Zoo Logo, 7) Bird, 8) Crocodile<p> Tokens Cost $5 each or all 4 for $15. <p> <b>Token Machine 1:</b> Located in ZooShop (Main gift shop in front) next to Machine 17. <br> Designs are: 1) Animals (Heads) in bushes (Ape, Bird, Giraffe, Hippo, Lion, Mandrill, Tiger, Zebra), 2) Giraffe, 3) Red Panda, 4) Tiger head. <p> <b>Token Machine 2:</b> Big Cat Trading Post <br> Designs are: 1) Ape, 2) Lion, 3) Oranguitan, 4) Tiger. <p> <b>Retired machines (Quarter machines are Retired).</b> <p> Retired 1: 1) Prairie Dog, 2) Rhino head, 3) Tiger head, 4) Bird <br> Retired 2: 1) Bear & Wolf, 2) Tiger, 3) Giraffe, 4) Rhinoceros <br> Retired 3: 1) Red Panda <br> Retired 4: 1) Polar Bear, 2) Tiger, 3) Tortoise, 4) Snake<br> Retired 5: 1) Alligator, 2) Lion head, 3) Tiger, 4) Zebra head <br> Retired 6: 1) Kangaroo, 2) Gorilla, 3) Rhino, 4) Zoo Tiger logo <br> Retired 7: 1) Baboon, 2) African Elephant, 3) Flamingo, 4) Giraffe head and neck on balloon. <br> Retired 8: 1) 150 years and Philadelphia Zoo Logo. 2) Zebra. 3) Swan Paddleboat. 4) Turtle.<br> Retired 9: 1) Gorilla. 2) Lion. 3) Macaw. 4) Kangaroo.<br> Retired 10: 1) Alligator. 2) Baboon. 3) Cobra. 4) Tiger <br> Retired 11: 1) Flamingo. 2) Penguin, 3) Cheetah, 4) Frog Carousel <br> Retired 12: 1) Bird, 2) Bear, 3) Rhino, 4) Meercat <br> Retired Quarters: 1) Gorilla, 2) Langors, 3) Lemur, 4) Orangutan <p> 8/15: There are five new machines here now (Machines 13, 14, 15 , 16 & 17). <br> Art scans for machines 13 to 16 are uploaded. GSY<p> 11/16: Scan of machine 17 and pennies added. GSY <p> 2/11/ 23: Machine 15 (Zoo machine 3) at the grove is jammed with it least 3 quarters. Unable to release it. (Cheetah, otter, gorilla and red panda) <p> 8/14/23: Updated locations to current location. <br> Machine 17 and Token Machine 2 were out of order. <br> All 4 design penny presses are still 51 cents and rolling well on copper
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Philadelphia Zoo

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3400 West Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA , 19104

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Philadelphia Zoo is an American first. The Zoo opened its gates on July 1, 1874. The Frank Furness Victorian gates and gatehouses, and the Zoo's location, are the same today as they were on the day it opened.

Machine 13 (2015, Machine 1 noted on machine)
Located by the Big Cat Trading Post Gift Shop
Designs are: 1) Giraffe, 2) Lion, 3) Rhino, 4) Tiger

Machine 14 (2015, Machine 2 noted on machine)
Located outside ticketing booth
Designs are: 1) '6 ABC Philadelphia Zoo', balloon, 2) Flamingo, 3) Lion, 4) Mandrill.

Machine 15 (2015, Machine 3 noted on machine)
Located outside The Watering Hole Cafe
Designs are: 1) Ape, 2) Cheetah, 3) Red Panda, 4) Otter.

Machine 16 (2015, Machine 4 noted on machine)
Located outside the ZooShop (Main gift shop in front)
Designs are: 1) Frog, 2) Kangaroo, 3) Peacock, 4) Rodent,

Machine 17 (2015, Machine 5 noted on machine)
8 design machine, one dollar bill for single design or $5 credit card for all 8
Located in ZooShop (Main gift shop in front) next to Token Machine 1.
1) Monkey, 2) Orangutan, 3) Parrot, 4) Polar Bear, 5) Lion, 6) Zoo Logo, 7) Bird, 8) Crocodile

Tokens Cost $5 each or all 4 for $15.

Token Machine 1: Located in ZooShop (Main gift shop in front) next to Machine 17.
Designs are: 1) Animals (Heads) in bushes (Ape, Bird, Giraffe, Hippo, Lion, Mandrill, Tiger, Zebra), 2) Giraffe, 3) Red Panda, 4) Tiger head.

Token Machine 2: Big Cat Trading Post
Designs are: 1) Ape, 2) Lion, 3) Oranguitan, 4) Tiger.

Retired machines (Quarter machines are Retired).

Retired 1: 1) Prairie Dog, 2) Rhino head, 3) Tiger head, 4) Bird
Retired 2: 1) Bear & Wolf, 2) Tiger, 3) Giraffe, 4) Rhinoceros
Retired 3: 1) Red Panda
Retired 4: 1) Polar Bear, 2) Tiger, 3) Tortoise, 4) Snake
Retired 5: 1) Alligator, 2) Lion head, 3) Tiger, 4) Zebra head
Retired 6: 1) Kangaroo, 2) Gorilla, 3) Rhino, 4) Zoo Tiger logo
Retired 7: 1) Baboon, 2) African Elephant, 3) Flamingo, 4) Giraffe head and neck on balloon.
Retired 8: 1) 150 years and Philadelphia Zoo Logo. 2) Zebra. 3) Swan Paddleboat. 4) Turtle.
Retired 9: 1) Gorilla. 2) Lion. 3) Macaw. 4) Kangaroo.
Retired 10: 1) Alligator. 2) Baboon. 3) Cobra. 4) Tiger
Retired 11: 1) Flamingo. 2) Penguin, 3) Cheetah, 4) Frog Carousel
Retired 12: 1) Bird, 2) Bear, 3) Rhino, 4) Meercat
Retired Quarters: 1) Gorilla, 2) Langors, 3) Lemur, 4) Orangutan

8/15: There are five new machines here now (Machines 13, 14, 15 , 16 & 17).
Art scans for machines 13 to 16 are uploaded. GSY

11/16: Scan of machine 17 and pennies added. GSY

2/11/ 23: Machine 15 (Zoo machine 3) at the grove is jammed with it least 3 quarters. Unable to release it. (Cheetah, otter, gorilla and red panda)

8/14/23: Updated locations to current location.
Machine 17 and Token Machine 2 were out of order.
All 4 design penny presses are still 51 cents and rolling well on copper

Machine 13 (2015, "Machine 1")