Coin Slot Magazine - #036 - 1978 - January [International Arcade Museum]
Caille called it the VICTORY model, then a popular expression
because of the victory of the Allied Powers of England, France
Italy, America, Japan, and the others over the Central Powers of
Germany, Austria - Hungary and Turkey in The Great War of 1941 -
1918.
Two basic models were produced:
The VICTORY BELL,
with an elaborate cast iron cabinet front on an oak case showing
lightly clad women
in swirling robes; and the VICTORY GUM
VENDER holding packaged gum in vending columns.
By 1923,
the VICTORY BELL was being called the OPERATORS BELL -
because that's what everybody else called their straight gambling
Bells - and the vender model had been redesigned to hold rolls of
mints in two vending columns instead of gum.
A variety of reels — specifically fruit, fortune and card symbols —
were used on the machines.
By then, the Vender was called simply
VICTORY and was knows as the "Victory Mint Vender" or "Victory
Counter Vender".
The machine was being sold until the end of the
twenties, later models having cast aluminum fronts. Some examples
of all models are known.
THE FOLLOWING PAGES WERE SENT TO THE COIN SLOT SO
OUR READERS MIGHT BE INFORMED AS TO THE STATUS OF
CURRENT ASSEMBLY BILL 1056. We need support from all
collectors to get a favorable vote.
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Merrill, Wisconsin
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Editor
December,
1977
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In line with previous letters, concerning the possibility of passing a bill in
Wisconsin, which would allow Wisconsin residents to own Slot machines
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to permit
the owenership of slots
Will keep you informed as to the final outcome, I did send the Honorable James
Rutkowski a letter, in which I expressed ray views—hopefully they will pass the
above mentioned bill?
With kindest regards.
I
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Sincerely
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Jack W.
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