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Issue: 1974 December 004

Coin
Slot COIN
Magazine
- #004 - 1974 DECEMBER
- December [International
Arcade Museum]
THE
SLOT
1974
This is the fourth issue of THE COIN SLOT, and we are
very pleased with its progress. We are proud to announce
that Mr. Richard Bueschel, author of Lemons, Cherries,
and Bell-Fruit-Gum (a book about the history of slots, soon
to be released by Vestal Press), has agreed to contribute
several articles, and illustrations, one of which is on
this month's cover, which is discribed below. The center
pages of this month?s issue feature both sides of a fold-up
postcard ad sent out by the Watling Manufacturing Co, in
1903. It was submitted by Stephen Leonard, 60E. 12 St. ,
Apt. 6E, N.Y.C., N. Y. 10003, who, by the way, offers
a great list of mechanical antiques for sale, advertised
elsewhere in this issue. Note the similarity between the
cover and center pages. It is amazing to note that these
machines that were so popularduring the turn of the Cent
ury, and manufactured by so many companies, are so dif
ficult to find today.
THIS
MONTH'S
COVER,
by Richard M. Bueschel.
It wasn't until after the turn of the century that Art and
Adolph Caille were able to assemble enough hard cash to
buy out their various backers, but when they did they col
lected all of the machines they had produced under various
names and put them under one banner. Their first adver
tisement for the Caille Brothers Company illustrated a
diverse collection of machines that went all the way back
to the Caille "Lion" (Second from the bottom, leftside),
and the "Black Cat" (Secondfrom the top, second column
from right) machines of 1892, the earliest of the upright slot
machines.
At one time, around 1904, the Cailles were
the largest employers in Detroit, and whem the embryonic
automotive industry got started soon after, it was Caiiie
employees that were first pirated for critical tool and die
work by the automotive manufacturers.
Much has been
written about slot machines that go back as far as the 1870!s
and !80's, but this is not borne out by the record.
Itwasn!t
until 1888 that the Caille brothers, together with their dad,
Joseph, first got patents on cash carrier systems for re
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some of the "New Century" (meaning redisigned) models.
It is doubtful if all of these models were for sale in 1902,
but they made an impressive display of "Caille Original
Creations".
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Coin Slot Magazine - #004 - 1974 - December [International Arcade Museum]
THE
COIN SLOT
DECEMBER
1974
AT AUCTION
As most clock collectors know,
auctions these days
generally offer few clocks, and of those available,
even
fewer are truly desirable items.
Since horological items
have of late become in the vogue with decorators and in
vestors, horologists will testify to the fact that most of
these items have been priced way above the means of the
average collector.
The sale held on Oct. 19th, at the Northern Westchester
Auction Galleries, in Yorktown, N. Y. was a pleasant two
fold conrtridiction to the above. First, the number of items
offered was huge. Three hundred sixty-five pieces went
on the block, all of them being of real interest to time
piece collectors.
Second, the prices on most items ,
while not cheap, were quite realistic by todays standards.
All things were sold on an "as-is" basis, but most were,
in fact, in excellent condition.
The ipiost expensive item was an Acorn clock, in
beautiful condition, by the Forestville Mfg. Co. , Bristol,
Conn.
It brought $3750. On the other end of the scale
was a Keebler cuckoo clock, which brought $10. In between
these two items were a huge selection of timepieces that
were sure to excite the heart of any horological collector.
There were more than a half dozen calendar clocks
sold, including a Waterbury double dial oak cased beauty
which also had a strike and alarm feature, This desirable
clock commanded a price of $450. Two Ithaca Farmerfs
Model double dialers brought $425 each, as did a William
Gilbert Columbia model. A weight driven Seth Thomas
#3 office calendar clock in a rosewood case went for $575.
The most desirable of all the calendars naturally brought
the highest prices; they were an Ithaca d.d. Fashion Model
black dials, walnut case, in perfect condition for $1800,
and an Ithaca double dial #2 Bank Model for $2000.
Also sold were five swinging arm clocks, the lowest
bids being $200 and $210 for two Junghans models, and the
highest bid being for $475 for a porcelain dialed one by
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