Wilhelm Fürst coin flicker

[widget2k4]

Does anyone have one of these or any idea what coin it would use? I have tried all coins I have and it ends up in this jammed position every time. It looks like the 2p is not big enough at the bottom cogs but the tracks only have 1 to 2 mm left to allow anything bigger.
It was advertised as Scandinavian and had a 10 at the top next to coin slot.

Any info would be great or a picture of another one to compare.

[pennymachines]

I'm sure I've seen one of these not so long ago (did it come from the EH?). I think it might be by Wilhelm Fürst of Berlin (maker of Das Henkeltöpfchen and Target, below). These were exported to Scandinavia but the coinage is a mystery as 10 - 25 Ore have a smaller diameter than 2p.

[widget2k4]

It came from Coventry auction PM. I'm also puzzled to the coins.

[pennymachines]

Oh well - I got the day right, but not the location...

[badpenny]

Keith, wouldn't removing the guide marked by the arrow and moving it across to the pencilled in position cure it?

Click photo to enlarge

[widget2k4]

Don't think so Jeremy as that would probably stop the losing coins going into the chutes for paying out the coins?

[badpenny]

Keith .....

You really should know by now to ignore anything I have to say, I really can't be trusted you know, ask any of the 3 women I married or the other 4 or so I lived with.
The problem is to stop a coin resting in the position the top left one is, correct? As that blocks the overflow?

I think a combination of what I was proposing with a less severe angle and maybe a rubber bumper down on the left to bounce the last coin over to the right would also be worth ignoring.
My final advice (although maybe a tad late) would be that you shouldn't have placed your last bid on it, as I was your under bidder.

BP

[widget2k4]

so your the reason why i paid too much for it
im going to have a think about it, the main problem is taking it to bits and putting it back together to try it is a pain in the backside as you are probably aware with these things falling to bits.

[badpenny]

What a relief I didn't buy it .... phew!

[13rebel]

Could it be that the number 10 is far enough away from the coin slot so as to be a machine number rather than a stake? If it is a stake and Scandinavian and you want the coin to be 1 or 2 mm bigger than a 2p then you are looking at possibly a Danish 10 Kroner at 28mm (2p=25.9 mm) - expensive to play at today's exchange rate. I would think that 5 ore stake is more likely. It has the number 5 on the playfield and both Norway and Sweden made them circa 1874 to 1971. They both have a diameter of 27mm.
........and Denmark also made 5 Ore coins mostly with a 27mm diameter.

[widget2k4]

The number 5 was for how many coins you got if you managed to land in one of the 3 holes. Underneath the number 5, when removed, was 25?

[13rebel]

The main point was that you were looking for a Scandinavian coin that was 1 or 2 mm larger diameter than a 2p coin?

[widget2k4]

Sorted some strategic planning of a couple of pins and it's perfect.

[pennymachines]

Another example of Wilhelm Fürst's Henkeltöpfchen on German eBay - this one in a sorry state. The label reads 'Net Oorglaasje' which seems to be Scandinavian for 'Just Overlap' Scandinavia was apparently a good market for Fürst.

[christopheb]

For what it's worth : I own a 'Das Henkeltöpfchen' also called 'Oorglaasje' (1927, Wilhelm Fürst) and it works on the German 10 pfennings coin.

[youngerap]

If you have one, I would be interested to see a photo of your machine, Christophe.

[christopheb]

Hi Youngerap,
I'll do some digging in my hard drive for you, as the actual machine is currently dismantled in 100 pieces in my attic (the cabinet was covered with very thick coats of ugly brown paint, and I had it stripped).
Let me see what I can come up with (no promises!). Any particular part you are intersted in ?

Have a great day. C

[youngerap]

Hi, Christophe.

Please don't go to any trouble. I really like these coin flicker games and just wanted to see what the completed machine looked like. But I see Mr PM has included one such photo on the first page of this thread. That will teach me to ignore the advice of my tutors of 44 years ago: "fully read the paper before picking up your pen...".