i did. In 1956, the Army sent me to California from Syracuse, NY. I had recently married and my wife would be joining me after I got things settled. These insurance machines sold a large amount of life insurance for a small amount of cash. Usually $1.50 or less. They were in all the large airports at the time.
[QUOTE="Dave Sun, post: 75373, member: 82..... i did. In 1956, the Army sent me to California from Syracuse, NY. I had recently married and my wife would be joining me after I got things settled. These insurance machines sold a large amount of life insurance for a small amount of cash. Usually $1.50 or less. They were in all the large airports at the time.[/QUOTE] I remember them! I figured if the insurors were so certain the likelihood of a crash was near-zero, they could well-afford to sell cheap insurance. Wonder if anyone ever cashed-in from one of these policies? Frank
John M. Shaheen was founder of Tele-Trip Insurance, the vending machines that used to sell life insurance in airports throughout North America. WARNING: “Do Not Purchase More Than a Total of $62,500 Principal Sum - Nor for Travel on Other Than Scheduled Air Carriers. This Policy Covers on One-Way Trip Only Unless Round Trip Ticket Is Purchased Before Departure."
No I hadn't seen any of those machines when I was traveling. I went to CA, Japan and outer island and I have never seen any of those machines at the Honolulu International Airport when I was going to travel from the airport. I guess by the time I started traveling they were not around in the 60's, 70's and 80's.
I don't remember if I saw them in airports or in movies. My first flight was in the early 1970s, so I'm thinking it might have been in movies. They were familiar to me, though.