C.O.C.A. Times

Frank Harper looks as if he's about to try his
luck on one of t h e mode rn slot mMhin ea
r eady for gaming enthusiasts in the lobby
appe nded to the Pony ExµresA Mu Aeum.
Th t! He are lh~ nnly mHc hint:,.t1 viHitorH to th ~
collection ttre al lowed to piny; but the good
news is thnt they pny bette r thnn the old-
faa hio ned ones o n d isplay.
machin es as t hey a re restored.
Lyon Guarding the Goods
Mr. Lyun did nut collect all the exhib-
its hi msel f. Qi,h cr people with interests
similar to h is donated artifacts fro m
their own collections, or artifacts that
they themselves had fo und.
Lyon owned Lyon Van and Storage.
He used to go out to ghost towns in the
g-old country with his trucks and "just
collect anything th at was lying about."
The interior of the BANNER was e compli-
cate d arrange me nt of levers, springs nnd
wheels , while its exterior was almoKl auR-
tcre. Things w er e juet the oppos ite i n the
MillH D U PLEX.
T h e McDonald BANNE R was first manufactured in l!JOO. Here, one could bet on up to six
colors nnd wntch the wheel s pin nnd liste n to the music piny. The odds arc cosy to figure on the
o ld single wh eel floor ma chin es s in ce on e n e eds only to eountupthe number o f eolors and mul-
tiply the number of colors by th e payout. This number, compared to the number of po s ible
stopping positions dete rmine• the machine's o dds.
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