MARKETPLACE
"PICTORIAL HISTORY"
PAGE 68, APRIL, 1976
Caille's Ben Hur
SMALLEST AUTOMATIC MONEY PAYING MACHINE.
Similar in every wtiy tn our fo.mou" Eclipse. hut in m1111aturc form. and
intended to meet the demaml for :i sm011l Counter Money M':u::hinc.
On account of it~ lipht wcirht, anti comp;act form, the ''Ben Hur .. i1 an ideal
machine for u1ie at picnic!ii, outing". on hnliday!I, or in town~ considered closed
against targe-r machines, n" it cnn be easily stored away, if necessary.
We cannot recommend this mnchinc too highly to our customers.
Every
detail is carried out with the o;amc great care we cxcrci11;c in the construction o f
our highest priecd machines, anrl we guarantee the workings to be t-C')ual to the
be•t. It ia equipped with our regular Tube Pay Out, leaving nn possible ch ance
of coins becoming cloggf!d.
The Coin Detector i" one of our latest tlevicea,
showing the la.i coin played, in full view, makinl!' 1t impo'5ihle to use slugs to
operate the machine.
The "Ben Hur" is securely lochcd wit h a Yale Lock to prevent any o ne
from robbing the machine.
Cabinet is of quarter-sawed oak, handsomely fi n ished, and trimmini• can be
had in either nickel plate or oxidized copper.
Dial is d ivided into fifty •paces, paying the followinr rewards:
2 blue spaces ...................... paying 20 for 1
' white spaces .............. .. .. ... paying 10 for 1
8 yellow spaces ............... .. ... paying 6 for 1
18 black spaces ..... .. ............ .. paying 2 for 1
18 red ~pace• . . • • . . • • . . . . . . . . . • . . . payinr 2 for l
J>D1E•s10••:
Width 15 ln.
Depth 10 ln.
Bell'ht 20 In.
W•ll'ht 150 lb•.
Telegro.ph or Co.ble Code--"BE'N" for llve-cent piny; "HUR" tor twenty-
n ve-cent play.
Yith local legal problems becoming more prevalent, storekeepers now wanted smaller slots
they could locate inconspicuously off to one side of their place. Caille came up with
such a small slot in the "Ben Hur" which, actually, was a miniature of the Caille big
color wheel slot machines. As Ca.ille wrote, "Can be ea.sily stored away, if necessary."
That's just what was happening in many of the largest cities. At intervals during
the day, sometimes for da.ys and even weeks, the small machines had to be "stored away"
until conditions righted themselves and play could again resume. In short, as 1910
approached, all engaged in the slot machine industry realized the days of the huge,
color-wheel slot machines were numbered.