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I'm probably dating myself when I say these "vintage" cigarette machines bring back quite a few teenage memories! ;-)

However, some creative artists have decided to repurpose these automats into Art-O-Mats!

These friendly machines now sell art, packed neatly into small boxes about the size of a pack of smokes.

Pretty neat-O! :-)

There are currently about a hundred of these retro gadgets in various locations across America.

And, each vending machine dispenses art to encourage the consumption of art in an innovative form!

It all started out with an artist named Clark Whittington, who decided to install a recently-banned cigarette machine to sell his black & white photographs mounted on small blocks for $1.00 each.

And, behold, the first Art-o-mat® was born! :-)

Of course, these repurposed vintage machines are works of art themselves!

But here are some examples of the art you can also expect to find inside them today …

Very cool idea! :-)

Any chance you'll join the movement?! ;-)