Coin Slot
Issue: 1978 April 039 - Page 13
Coin Slot Magazine - #039 - 1978 - April[International Arcade Museum]
Editor'® note
In all of the many years I have been involved in collection coin-
operated machines, I've never run across any written material on
certain subjects.
One of these uncovered subjects deals with slot ma
chines mounted in carved statues.
The only knowledge I have about
them is from word of mouth. Because I recently became involved in
manufacturing reproduction figures, I traveled Nevada extensively to
learn all I could about them.
During my travels, I took many pictures
and talked to many different people.
Even so, I am sure some of the
Coin Slot readers out there have a great deal of historical knowledge
about these statues that I am unaware of.
If that's true, we would
welcome any additional information on this subject in the form of
an article or whatever you have. The following article contains most
of the information I have so far been able to gather about these
figures.
I hope you find it interesting.
Machines - ' Dk. uium*i. p(a^ -APPeJ-
Slots mounted in statues?
Ever since the invention of the slot machine in the late 1800's-
there has been an immense array of mechanical three-reel slot ma
chines manufactured; all striving towards the ever-elusive goal of
attracting ". . . the ultimate player appeal"!
During the early days of coin-operated gambling machine history,
most would agree that the upright one-reel slot machines were the
"king of the hill" in terms of player appeal. They almost completely
overshadowed the early three-reel slots.
deny their magnificent beauty.
Nobody to this day can
They were manufactured by numer
ous companies in many different models.
Their massiveness, increas
ing production costs and the rising popularity of the smaller three-
com
.
m
:
u
downfall.
from -muse
d
e
e
d
loa and
rcad the various manufacturers tried to outdo
n
a
.
w
Between
1930
1950,
Do /www the cosmetics of their three-reel slot machines.
each other by :/ varying
http many striking machines were produced. The Watling
As a result,
reel slot machines, along with other factors, eventually spelled their
Rol-a-Top and the Mills War Eagle are just two examples of very eye-
appealing machines produced during this period.
© The International Arcade Museum
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
11
Editor'® note
In all of the many years I have been involved in collection coin-
operated machines, I've never run across any written material on
certain subjects.
One of these uncovered subjects deals with slot ma
chines mounted in carved statues.
The only knowledge I have about
them is from word of mouth. Because I recently became involved in
manufacturing reproduction figures, I traveled Nevada extensively to
learn all I could about them.
During my travels, I took many pictures
and talked to many different people.
Even so, I am sure some of the
Coin Slot readers out there have a great deal of historical knowledge
about these statues that I am unaware of.
If that's true, we would
welcome any additional information on this subject in the form of
an article or whatever you have. The following article contains most
of the information I have so far been able to gather about these
figures.
I hope you find it interesting.
Machines - ' Dk. uium*i. p(a^ -APPeJ-
Slots mounted in statues?
Ever since the invention of the slot machine in the late 1800's-
there has been an immense array of mechanical three-reel slot ma
chines manufactured; all striving towards the ever-elusive goal of
attracting ". . . the ultimate player appeal"!
During the early days of coin-operated gambling machine history,
most would agree that the upright one-reel slot machines were the
"king of the hill" in terms of player appeal. They almost completely
overshadowed the early three-reel slots.
deny their magnificent beauty.
Nobody to this day can
They were manufactured by numer
ous companies in many different models.
Their massiveness, increas
ing production costs and the rising popularity of the smaller three-
com
.
m
:
u
downfall.
from -muse
d
e
e
d
loa and
rcad the various manufacturers tried to outdo
n
a
.
w
Between
1930
1950,
Do /www the cosmetics of their three-reel slot machines.
each other by :/ varying
http many striking machines were produced. The Watling
As a result,
reel slot machines, along with other factors, eventually spelled their
Rol-a-Top and the Mills War Eagle are just two examples of very eye-
appealing machines produced during this period.
© The International Arcade Museum
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
11
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).