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The other cast iron beauty and the rarer of the two is
called the Caille Loving Cup. This machine has the same
cabinet design as the Silver Cup with the lady holding up
a trophy except for the name change on the front and a
single coin head on the top. This machine only required
a single coin entry since the payoff was simply made by
matching up two of the same fruit symbols in the center
to win. Just like a 3 reel slot except you are matching 2
symbols instead of three. Different fruit had different pay-
outs, j ust like any other slot with the highest pay being 20
for matching 2 Silver Cup symbols. This machine also
had a 4 way payout instead of the 5 way on the Silver Cup.
The fruit symbols used on the Loving Cup are identical to
those used on Caille's tin litho fruit strips for the operator
bell. The 3 loving cups that have surfaced over the years
are serial numbers 153, 156, & 161 and all 3 have gum
venders.
I am only aware of the three Loving Cup's that have
turned up over the years and two of them were discovered
in Albuquerque, New Mexico. An old bar owner in Raton
purchased them new and had used them very little if at
all. They were still in their original wooden crates when found. They were also full of original Silver Cup tokens
and the gum venders contained gum from the True Blue Gum Company in Lansing, Michigan. That had to be one
of the top five most amazing coin op finds I have ever heard of and a great motivation to keep all ofus searching
for these amazing machines. I want to thank everyone who shared their serial number information with me as it
always helps to learn a little more history on these incredible machines. If you have any serial numbers or infor-
mation on these early machines you would want to share please contact me at Johnny@kccoinop.com. Thanks.
TRUE BLUE
GENUINE
PEARMIN
CHEWING GUM
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