Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Фандомат" in Ukrainian language version.
The first patent for a “Empty Container Return and Handling Machine” with a coin return mechanism was filed in America on 13th September 1920 by Elmer M Jones and Sue Walker Vance. [...] The First working Bottle Return Machine was invented and manufactured by "Wicanders" from Sweden used in the late 1950's. [...] In 1962 an advanced Automatic Bottle Return Machine was designed by Aage Tveitan and manufactured in Norway by his company Arthur Tveitan ASA.(англ.)