![Horn and Hardart opened their first Automat in NY in the 1920s introducing “food vending machines” to America - soon serving 500k people a day at 100+ locations! I remember going there Horn and Hardart opened their first Automat in NY in the 1920s introducing “food vending machines” to America - soon serving 500k people a day at 100+ locations! I remember going there](https://preview.redd.it/vxxqsuqtk0o61.jpg?auto=webp&s=9585b7f260e85a48cc691f199e95592b10bc9d4c)
Horn and Hardart opened their first Automat in NY in the 1920s introducing “food vending machines” to America - soon serving 500k people a day at 100+ locations! I remember going there
Horn & Hardart's Automat postcards. [graphic]. | Library Company of Philadelphia Digital Collections
![The documentary "The Automat" looks back fondly on the defunct Horn & Hardart eatery chain. - The Washington Post The documentary "The Automat" looks back fondly on the defunct Horn & Hardart eatery chain. - The Washington Post](https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/5HGGVOVUOII6ZAF6ORA7EOKDPI.jpg)
The documentary "The Automat" looks back fondly on the defunct Horn & Hardart eatery chain. - The Washington Post
![Iconic American Automat Brand Horn & Hardart is Back with a Coffee Focus - Daily Coffee News by Roast MagazineDaily Coffee News by Roast Magazine Iconic American Automat Brand Horn & Hardart is Back with a Coffee Focus - Daily Coffee News by Roast MagazineDaily Coffee News by Roast Magazine](http://dailycoffeenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Horn__Hardart_Times_Square_New_York_circa_1939.jpg)