C.O.C.A. Times

Cover Story by Johnny Duckworth
This antique slot
machine is known as a
Superior Horse Race,
and is very easy to
identify as a Superior
model with the art
deco coin motif and
escalator design. Su,
perior used this coin
entry design on several
models as well as pro,
ducing various goose,
neck models. Most of
the machines you will
find produced by The
Superior Company
explode with style
and vibrant colors.
Superior also made a
2 reel slot machine as well, called the Midget.
They bought that design from Vendet in 1932
which they later sold to Burtmier in 1933.
Superior fabricated
the horse race cabinet
around a redesigned
mechanism with
the majority of the
parts coming from
Mills Novelty and
some from Watling
Manufacturing. The
mechanism is unique;
it uses a Watling reel
bundle on its end so
the reel pay discs are
spinning horizontally
as opposed to verti,
call y. Three concen,
tric circles, each with
different colored tin
horses mounted on
them, spin inside one another. The players'
goal is to line up the correct colors of horses
to make a payout. To win the large payout the
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