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Re: Roll out the Barrel on ebay

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:49 pm
by coppinpr
This is true - I once went to a pub near Hampton Court (no comments please) that specialized in selling hundreds of different beers; the guy next to me at the bar asked the barman for a pint of Watneys Red Barrel and the barman said, "sorry, we only sell beer".

Re: Roll out the Barrel on ebay

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:44 pm
by badpenny
In the 80s I was the youngest licensee of Dirty Dick's Pub in Bishopsgate London. My assistant manager Ian was a Scotsman.
One day I witnessed this ........

Yuppie clicking fingers - "Barman!"
Ian - "Good afternoon sir, what can I ...."
Yuppie cutting him short - "Can I have a Chivas and Coke?"
Ian - ".... no ...." Moves down the bar "Next please?"

Cigarette paying Domino machine

Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 12:25 pm
by sweetmeats
Topic moved & merged - Site Admin.

At the time I bought the wishiwell fortune teller I was asked if I wanted anything else, so I also bought a couple of small items and in conversation mention was made of a Domino machine. He had brought it about ten years before from the widow of a collector who had taken it apart to restore and died before finishing the task. He also had never found the time to do. I must admit I was not that keen as I already own a Domino bought over 20 years ago and really did not want/need a new project. He then mentioned that it was not ANY domino but a rare version that paid out cigarettes, not coins, for each 1 or 6. Curiosity prompted me to ask to see it, so from under a table he withdrew a box of parts, a stripped case, the playfield missing the arms. He said he had no idea if it was complete but asked such a reasonable price I could not leave it. When I got home and sorted it, it seemed to be more or less complete. Below are pictures of what I bought. I have now had the case polished and have sent the metal parts to be re-nickelled. I will add further pictures of progress in due course. Has anyone heard or own a similar machine?

Re: Cigarette paying domino machine

Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 12:17 pm
by sweetmeats
Update to earlier post. The restoration is progressing well - see new pictures. Amazingly, the machine is virtually complete from a 'box of parts', missing only part of the coin slide and some connecting wire. Only major missing part is the cage to hold extra cigarettes. Does any one have an idea of this detail or better still a photo of one I could copy or adapt? Interestingly, the conversion has reduced to just one 'winning' one or six on each reel, so the chances of winning a single cigarette are about one in five. In 1930 (the date I estimate the conversion) a packet of 10 would have cost a maximum of 6d, so a good return for the operator!

Re: Cigarette paying Domino machine

Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 6:52 pm
by speedwell
Restoration's looking great and a great find too. Are you going to detail here any of the tasty looking machines in the background.......?!!!

Re: Cigarette paying Domino machine

Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 8:50 pm
by clubconsoles
speedwell wrote:Restoration's looking great and a great find too. Are you going to detail here any of the tasty looking machines in the background.......?!!!
I thought that, what an Awesome collection of Quality machines.
probably in the US??

Re: Cigarette paying Domino machine

Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 10:31 pm
by bod
Strange. The unrestored machine parts have black dominos with white spots and the restored version has white dominos with black spots. Musta scrubbed pretty hard...

Re: Cigarette paying Domino machine

Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 7:56 am
by sweetmeats
The only reason the dice have been painted black on white is because I already had a normal payout coin domino so thought it would make a contrast for the new machine.

Re: Cigarette paying Domino machine

Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 2:53 pm
by treefrog
Lovely machine and restoration and as mentioned a collection beyond my dreams, I was trying to guess, football, cricket and golf, the three ironclads, fantastic !!THUMBSX2!! !!THUMBSX2!! !!THUMBSX2!!

Re: Domino, Lucky Dice, Juge de Paix, Roll Out the Barrel etc.

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 9:31 pm
by treefrog
Topic merged - Site Admin.

Nice little project on ebay earlier in the week which finished for what seemed a cheap £360 for one of these, "Roll Out the Barrel"

The last Elephant had an original Domino and Treble Pools both finishing on more than a grand than this machine. Looks like it needs some work, certainly the original coin chute is missing. Also this cabinet is not like any of the other variations and wonder if not original to the machine with the slab top and base.....

I just didn't fancy a long drive to Devon :#:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/old-penny-mac ... true&rt=nc

Domino / Juge do Paix / Roll out the Barrel

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 5:44 pm
by richard_goddard
Hi all
I have a Domino which looks like it was converted (by Brenner, probably) into a Roll out the Barrel, but retains the arm linkage positions, the early bottle timer (not the clock which was added in the late twenties) and lacks the Brenner artwork (if you can call it that!). So as everything else is intact I'm reconverting it back into a Domino/Juge de Paix. The bartender artwork will need to be hand painted, but before I get this done, I know there were some repro art cards made a few years back - does anyone know where they finished up? It may be a better bet than having my artist friend paint new versions!

Cheers

Richard Goddard
Herefordshire

Re: Domino, Lucky Dice, Juge de Paix, Roll Out the Barrel etc.

Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 9:02 am
by widget2k4
Quite gutted to find this underneath haha

Re: Domino / Lucky Dice / Le Juge de Paix

Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 10:44 pm
by pennymachines
This nice example for sale at Gameroomshow.com has the original metal tag with the American distributors name and address:
The Domino Company, 26th & Huntingdon Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.

Re: Domino, Lucky Dice, Juge de Paix, Roll Out the Barrel etc.

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 9:34 am
by brigham
The payouts take some working out.

Re: Domino / Lucky Dice / Le Juge de Paix

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 9:54 am
by bryans fan
pennymachines wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2018 10:44 pm This nice example for sale at Gameroomshow.com
Nice price too at nearly £4 K !!

Re: Domino, Lucky Dice, Juge de Paix, Roll Out the Barrel etc.

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 12:51 pm
by pennymachines
Gameroomshow prices are always pitched to deter tyre-kickers and time wasters. :lol:

Re: Domino, Lucky Dice, Juge de Paix, Roll Out the Barrel etc.

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:23 pm
by bryans fan
pennymachines wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2018 12:51 pm Gameroomshow prices are always pitched to deter tyre-kickers and time wasters. :lol:
*BOWS*

Re: Domino, Lucky Dice, Juge de Paix, Roll Out the Barrel etc.

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 4:44 pm
by pennymachines
The Domino – an Unusual European Slot Machine Imported to the U.S. by Rick Crandall
This page summarises what we know about the Lucky Dice (mostly gleaned from this thread), supplemented with pictures of another example.

Re: Domino, Lucky Dice, Juge de Paix, Roll Out the Barrel etc.

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:47 pm
by slackjack
Greetings, I am new to this forum but not to coin op machines. I've been at this for decades. I am located in the USA. I have this Domino machine for many years and want to complete it or move it down the road. It is missing the coin entry as shown, if the pictures are there. I found only one picture of this type at rickcrandall.net with the coin entry on the side. The coin cup has the number 1069. The mechanism seems complete otherwise. Can you advise if parts are to be found or pictures and dimensions to fabricate the parts required? The machine is quite nice with original finish on the case. OR, knowledgeable folks tell me how bad is it? Thanks for your time and help.

Re: Domino, Lucky Dice, Juge de Paix, Roll Out the Barrel etc.

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 5:48 pm
by pennymachines
Greetings Jack and sorry to say I doubt we can help with that.
I've only seen one example with the coin acceptor on the side and it's shown in this thread. I thought I'd seen a larger image of it in one of the slot books, but can't find it, so perhaps I was mistaken. You could opt to blank off the side and recreate a more conventional front slot, but don't know how you (or I) would feel about making permanent changes to an original machine.