Eastern States Expo

The Big E, also known as The Eastern States Exposition, is billed as "New England's Great State Fair". The only cross-state agricultural fair in the United States, the fair serves as the de facto state fair for the six New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is the sixth largest agricultural fair in the country, and the largest in New England.

The Big E is held every autumn in West Springfield, Massachusetts. It is open every year for two weeks and three weekends, opening the second Friday after Labor Day and running through the third following Sunday.

The Machines were all moved after the show to their current locations:

Machine 1: Parker's Maple Barn Restaurant, Mason, New Hampshire.
1) 'New Hampshire', area, 2) 'The Old Man, New Hampshire', rock formation, 3) 'Best Friends, New Hampshire'.

Machine 2: Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, Concord, New Hampshire.
1) 'Reach for the Stars', Space Shuttle, 2) 'Concord New Hampshire, stathop.com', logo, 3) 'Concord New Hampshire', Astronaut on Mpoon, US Flag, Earth.

Machine 3: 1) 'I Can't Bear to Leave Vermont', 2) 'State of Vermont, Freedom and Unity, 3) 'Official Flavor of Vermont, Maple', 4) 'Vermont, the Green Mountain State'.

Retired Set: New England Covered Bridges, Scenic New England, Brake for Moose
Machine 4: located in the Dolly Tent. The machine is Pappy's and is located next to the mechanical bull ride. Hogback Mountain Scenic Lookout, West Marlboro, Vermont.
1) Woman Riding Bull 2) Alligator Mario Gras 3 ) The Big E. 4) Mario Gras

9/22/24 new penny Machine 4 located in the Dolly Tent The machine is Pappys and is located next to the mechanical bull ride
1) woman riding bull 2) alligator Mario gras 3 ) the Big E. 4) Mario Gras

2025 Update: 9/20/25: Machine 1-3 are no longer located at this location. According to the New Hampshire Building information booth and Vermont Building information, there have been no penny machines at those locations for years. Walking through all the New England Buildings, there was no penny machines.
Machine 4 was located in Dolly Tent. It is an pre-loaded electric machine that takes dollar bills and credit card. It cost $1 if you pay cash and $1.10 if you pay by credit card. The machine was rolling well.

Sept 24, 2026 - Machine is out of order. They spilled all the pennies out of the hopper when moving it, and they can't find the person with the key to open it to refill it.