Classic Mode

C.O.C.A. Times

Issue: 2003-July - Vol 2 Num 8

would have to be redeemed from the owner or pro-
prietor. They also changed the payout in the later
production from 2-4 to 2-8 to try and spur more
interest in the machine. The exterior of the machine
is painted a flashy yellow. There are two polished
horse heads on the front of the machine in the cast-
ings and the payout information is on the marquee
on top.
would be greatly appreciated. The information will
be posted in an upcoming issue of the C.O.C.A.
This is not a list of who has what, and no names or
personal information will be published. I would ulti-
mately like to find out, as close as possible, what
serial number was started with and what final num-
ber was ended up with, when the payoff changed,
when it was offered from 2-4 payout to 2-8 payout,
and when the back door color went from a dark
I have heard stories of some dealers who have been brown to a light tan color. I am also trying to include
around since the beginning of time taking 2 or 3 what machines still retain the bolt-on jackpots.
Reliance's to coin-op shows in the 70's and early Please email me at BallyReliance@msn.com with
80's. Those days are over as most machines have any information you may have, as I am very inter-
found a home in someone's collection. I have con- ested in learning more about the machine. I have
sulted with knowledgeable dealers and collectors information on several machines so far, but I know
who have been in the business for many decades, that there is much more that other collectors can
and their best guess is that there are a few hundred contribute. The only way to find out any more infor-
machines total in existence. I am trying to compile mation on the Reliance is for collectors to share it!
a list of Reliance's regarding their denominations, The photos of the Reliance's in this article have
payouts, serial numbers, back door colors, and been completely restored by Two-Bit Restorations.
whether or not they have bolt-on jackpots. If you Jeff Frahm has brought these machines back to life.
could please email me any information on a Now, they look and play like the day they were
Reliance that you or someone you know has, it made: perfect!
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REEL-O-BALL
by Tom Gustwiller
About 15 years ago I purchased 2 machines that
came out of New Mexico. The machines were called
Reel-O-Ball (C) and were very unusual. They were
made between 1932-
1935 and not only rare
Umpire and used their old mechanisms for their new
machine. (B) They built up a new cabinet around
these mechanisms with a new large gum dispenser
and the old token dispenser idea. The motif of the
Reel-O-Ball was baseball and tokens were made
~~~t~~w(~) th; original
specifically ford ao ~i~~l::
I
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was told that
t r i p 1 e ,
D
in the early
etc. totaling 5 different (D). For one
1950's
the
_,,,_
cent you could gamble and get a
operator of w:i..- ~
token (if you won) worth so much in
B o r d e r
trade and get a free gumball. There
Novelty took
are about 6-8 of these machines
a bulldozer
b ...,_...,-,,:~:'.:!!l!!!!!!liiaill known. I've been lucky to own 3 of
and pushed dirt in front of the door of his storage them through the years. Yendes Mfg. must have
unit that was in the side of a hill. The law was so received more orders than they had original iron
tough on gambling that he decided to close his busi- mechanisms for because one of the machines had an
ness. (Probably the Johnston Act of 1951). Inside aluminum mechanism. They probably had some
the storage area were many pinball's, j ukeboxes, machine shop to duplicate some of the old iron
and a few trade stimulators along with 2 new
machines called Reel-O-Ball.
E
The machines were in their original shipping crates
ready to be put on location but they never made it
for some reason. Money was tight after the depres-
sion so many companies tried to bring out old ideas
as revamps to save money. Yendes Mfg. of Dayton,
Ohio was making one of these revamps. Yendes mechanisms in the new lighter weight aluminum.
took some obsolete machines like the Elk, Pilot, and From the rear of the machine (E) you can see the
gumballs were stored on the left side and the mech-
anism on the right side. This is a great playing
machine that is sought after by all collectors espe-
B
cially those that like baseball types. At one time they
sold in the $4000 to $5000 range but I haven't see
one sell for years.
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