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i have one of the loreley shooters but is sadly lacking the gun, has anybody out there got a spare one or one i can copy,its a long shot ;)

I have had one of these so it's not unique. It's very well made, so I presume they intended to make a few of them. I think I put it in one of Steve's auctions. Don't know who made it though.

I seem to remember a similar one at one of Steve Hunt's auctions. Perhaps somebody might have taken a pic of it.

I have always assumed these are British, they certainly look it. They are not that rare - I have owned two in the past and I know where there are two more.

The payout casting looks like a bit of Bryans.

Hi Dave, I have not see the revamp 1928 Caille, has anyone any pics of one, as for the in the US, I have other observations: I am not aware of any made on 50c, it is 25 stops, it has the large payout cup, all the Ben Hurs I have seen have the half size one and 50 stops, the case is quarter cut oak, ...

Neither of these is made by Caille, they are English produced, probably by Clements in the 20/30s.

Does anybody out there know what the purpose of these were. The badge is the same as the one fitted to a 1960s Bell Fruit with a Churchill crown in a fitted case. Could they be a prize?

Hi Jerry, I have had one before. These are revamps on earlier Mills machines. If you look at the pictures, the mech is too early, probably out of a Poinsettia. Another clue is the wooden sides, they have been built up to accept new castings. Could have been done by Bollands or Firmans maybe.

Hi, I see everyone is avoiding this difficult question. I will stupidly try, it depends on a lot of factors - what's the condition like, is it restored, is it restored well, sympathetically, are all the parts original, is everything there, what coin is it on, have the payouts been altered, are the s...

This has to be the weirdest, most unusual bandit made. According to the splendid book Arcades and Slot Machines , this was made in 1934 by Brenner. Has anyone seen one work and can you describe the action? I am trying to get this one to function - and does anyone know any history of Supermatic? This...

hi mark, a 25c machine will operate on an old 5p/ 1/- quite happily, the present 10p usually works ok, these are slightly bigger and sometimes you need to open the coin entry slightly

Yes, I have never seen one with a live jackpot, they have always been false ones. They used any old mech that was handy. I have seen them with Jennings and Watling mechs.

The castings on the Black Beauty are all Bollands - nothing remains of the Mills, also the mechanisms usually used are Poinsettia type mechs, or earlier, therefore they're pre jackpot or in the case of the Poinsettia a differing release.

Hi, is this it? They are either made by Ruffler and Walker or supplied by them, they could also be made by Kraft.

hi mike, i spoke to them today,its still on, they have got stuff entered but the catalogues have not been done yet, so might still be time to put things in

Parkers were a large manufacturer. I can't see them recycling Bryans machines. If you look at the chrome surround it is different - there is no aperture for the Elevens sign. Also have you noticed the clown graphic, looking a bit like a Pilwin?

Just seen this on ebay, 290102805334, Parkers Eleven Win. The question is, which came first, Bryans or Parkers? Who copied who?

i was surprised nobody answered your question earlier, they are usually very quick and friendly on here. if you need any help in identifying anything else you can always email me direct, its in my profile, i have been collecting these for over 30 years! so am fairly knowledgable

you are right, this is a typical 1930s german machine ,probably by j&m, updated by olly whales in the 40/50s. it would have been a felt back and probably a token payout. still a nice machine