Coin Slot
Issue: 1976 August 019 - Page 7
Coin Slot Magazine - #019 - 1976 - August [International Arcade Museum]
duced, received considerable attention due to its generally attractive con
dition and its kinship to the large, old upright pinwheel machines. Two
1940's Vintage console slots. Lots #146 and 147 were classified as
gambling devices and sold for $250 and $225, respectively. The general
lack of enthusiasm for these two machines seemed to parallel a fairly
wide-held belief by collectors across the country that console machines
are not desirable due to their large, boxy appearance and their electrical
operation. Although this opinion may be starting to change, the two
console machines which sold at low prices did not reflect this change. A
more novel Buckley 'Track Odds" gambling machine (Lot #167) sold
for $500.
On the non-gambling side, an old Happy Jap mechanical gum dispenser
(Lot #141) sold for $650, a price below that paid recently for working
examples of this machine. Investigation showed that the piece lacked
only a small piece of tin sheet to work properly. All in all, a good buy.
Lot #269 was an old Mills lung tester in good unrestored condition. Due
to the current enthusiasm among collectors for old arcade items, this ma
chine attracted several bidders. It finally sold to a happy collector
for$2700.
There were several non-mechanical gambling items for sale in the
auction which were also of interest to machine collectors. An 8-foot
high wheel of fortune with table layout and ship rack (Lot#234) sold for
$900. An old roulette wheel and table (Lot #400) in fair condition sold
for $400. A newer but smaller roulette table and wheel (Lot #456) in
excellent condition sold for $600. A table top wheel of fortune (Lot
#503) sold for $150. A small statuette of a monkey holding a roulette
wheel, not classified as gambling (Lot #506) sold for $325. Also not
classified as gambling were a small wooden goose (Lot#507) for $170,
an old Bingo cage and case (Lot #508) for $175 and an unrestored faro
layout and small casekeeper (Lot #510) for $225. An old wooden floor-
mounted wheel of fortune with oil skin layout (Lot #527) was classified
as gambling and sold for $475.
The upright machines sold at the auction were in varying stages of
restored condition, from acceptable to beautiful. All the machines were
complete, with the excpetion of music boxes, and worked perfectly.
Naturally, all of the uprights were classified as gambling devices, thus
leaving the bidding to the Nevada residents. The first upright sold was a
rare and lovely Watling Puck (Lot #131) in fair restored condition. This
was probably the rarest of the uprights auctioned and many out-of-state
collectors were forced to sit on their hands and eat their hearts out while
the Watling Puck sold for $3700. The balance of the uprights were Cailles,
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duced, received considerable attention due to its generally attractive con
dition and its kinship to the large, old upright pinwheel machines. Two
1940's Vintage console slots. Lots #146 and 147 were classified as
gambling devices and sold for $250 and $225, respectively. The general
lack of enthusiasm for these two machines seemed to parallel a fairly
wide-held belief by collectors across the country that console machines
are not desirable due to their large, boxy appearance and their electrical
operation. Although this opinion may be starting to change, the two
console machines which sold at low prices did not reflect this change. A
more novel Buckley 'Track Odds" gambling machine (Lot #167) sold
for $500.
On the non-gambling side, an old Happy Jap mechanical gum dispenser
(Lot #141) sold for $650, a price below that paid recently for working
examples of this machine. Investigation showed that the piece lacked
only a small piece of tin sheet to work properly. All in all, a good buy.
Lot #269 was an old Mills lung tester in good unrestored condition. Due
to the current enthusiasm among collectors for old arcade items, this ma
chine attracted several bidders. It finally sold to a happy collector
for$2700.
There were several non-mechanical gambling items for sale in the
auction which were also of interest to machine collectors. An 8-foot
high wheel of fortune with table layout and ship rack (Lot#234) sold for
$900. An old roulette wheel and table (Lot #400) in fair condition sold
for $400. A newer but smaller roulette table and wheel (Lot #456) in
excellent condition sold for $600. A table top wheel of fortune (Lot
#503) sold for $150. A small statuette of a monkey holding a roulette
wheel, not classified as gambling (Lot #506) sold for $325. Also not
classified as gambling were a small wooden goose (Lot#507) for $170,
an old Bingo cage and case (Lot #508) for $175 and an unrestored faro
layout and small casekeeper (Lot #510) for $225. An old wooden floor-
mounted wheel of fortune with oil skin layout (Lot #527) was classified
as gambling and sold for $475.
The upright machines sold at the auction were in varying stages of
restored condition, from acceptable to beautiful. All the machines were
complete, with the excpetion of music boxes, and worked perfectly.
Naturally, all of the uprights were classified as gambling devices, thus
leaving the bidding to the Nevada residents. The first upright sold was a
rare and lovely Watling Puck (Lot #131) in fair restored condition. This
was probably the rarest of the uprights auctioned and many out-of-state
collectors were forced to sit on their hands and eat their hearts out while
the Watling Puck sold for $3700. The balance of the uprights were Cailles,
.com
m
:
u
from -muse
d
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oad .arcade
l
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Dow //www
:
http
being either the Eclipse or the Centaur (with Jackpot in front casting)
models.
© The International Arcade Museum
5
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
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