Mechanical Memories Magazine

Rex Rotor
By Stuart Dale
This month's offering is the story of my three reel Rex Rotor console sty le bandit and
how I came to own it. As some of you will know, I am not a fan of ' bandit' type
machines in general , but I do have a liking of the unusual and quirky types of
machines, and the Rex certainly is quirky .
I first saw this machine about three years ago when it was put up for sale on a
well known internet auction site, I am a sure you all know the one I am talking about.
Even though the machine was in a pretty sorry state and non-working, it was love at
first site, so I put in a bid. The machine sat there all week without any other bids, even
though lots of people were watching it. I thought it was in the bag, then at the very last
moment I was outbid. My heart sank and I kicked myself for not putting in a higher
proxy bid . Yes, I know we have all been there!
Anyway, a few months went by, and by chance the subject of the Rex came up,
and I was told that the winning bidder was none other than Harold English, which
made a lot of sense because Harold was the un-crowned king of the German bandit. I
also learned that sadly Harold's health was failing him and he was starting to let some
of his machines go.
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