Italian Ascot bandits
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Another example, for the record - this one on a Polaroid marked Lot 1048, 13 Oct. sale. Not sure what year it was but I don't think Dickinson, Davy & Markham hold auctions now.
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This one currently standing at £628 in the Netherlands.
From a Belgian Café in Antwerp with (very special) the authorisation from 1966 on the side a rare Astor Check-Mate one-armed bandit, Italian manufacturer from the 1950s / 60s which has served for years in Belgium.
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I did see this one for sale and he is asking 950 pounds for it. It’s a nice model but the paint looked horrible to me. Should there be chess symbols on the strips? It’s now at 700 and not reached reserve yet.
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Of the one's seen so far, only the blue/grey example at the EH had those unusual chess symbols, but that one was missing back-bonnet etc.
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There is currently an Astor mech for sale on Ebay; might be of use to somebody on here who has a case or needs parts. Not sure how far the corrosion goes on it, probably just surface rust.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-ASCO ... SwnMRdJI78
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-ASCO ... SwnMRdJI78
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Funny the Elephant house machine is up again, two trips at auction and a few owners since, still not working and no hood or door and double the price on eBay.
I suspect Italy would be the easiest place to get parts as they are more common there, only problem is the Italian market is crazy and full of dreamers. You so often see Sega light ups from Britain with price tags in excess of £1500, they seem to multiply everything by three.
I did find a sales site there where there are a number of Astor’s for sale of a variety of models including the Checkmate... I quite like them, but not at the asking prices. Suspect the Italian market is where to sell this machine.
I suspect Italy would be the easiest place to get parts as they are more common there, only problem is the Italian market is crazy and full of dreamers. You so often see Sega light ups from Britain with price tags in excess of £1500, they seem to multiply everything by three.
I did find a sales site there where there are a number of Astor’s for sale of a variety of models including the Checkmate... I quite like them, but not at the asking prices. Suspect the Italian market is where to sell this machine.
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Hello All
I have buy this Ascot but I'm looking for a manual and parts list.
Hello All
I have buy this Ascot but I'm looking for a manual and parts list.
CheckMate Slot Machine
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I have one of these machines that the previous owner was using US Pennies in and I'd like to know what coins were actually used in the game.
I have one of these machines that the previous owner was using US Pennies in and I'd like to know what coins were actually used in the game.
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I am afraid you may have to do the basics, probably from the slides and measure the height of the stack to determine what each coin thickness would be and a rough idea on diameter as these Italian Ascot machines were used in various European countries, including Italy and the U.K. You can google the size of countries coin sizes, a bit laborious, but with no coin denominator or any other indication, probably only way.
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Thank you for responding. I think what I'm looking for is what countries were these machines actually in. I know they weren't in the US and I don't want to use US pennies in it. I have seen UK pennies in them and I'm sure the machines were used in Italy, but I'd be interested to find out what other countries they were in and possibly use coins from one of those countries just to make my machine unique.
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One other thing you can try is check under the cash tray. I did find old coins in the past beneath it.
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If it's in GB, the drop jackpot would suggest sixpence play.
It has the style of a 'club' machine, where such a high stake would have been usual.
Try it on tanners. It may not need any modification.
It has the style of a 'club' machine, where such a high stake would have been usual.
Try it on tanners. It may not need any modification.
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Thanks for the help. I want to think brigham is right that the machine is UK and uses sixpence coins. I had a lot of sixpence coins around from another game that uses them and they work fine. Everyone here are great people and willing to help strangers and it's a fresh breeze in today's world. Much love to all.
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More Ascot bandits. Seems they're quite common on the Continent, and all different!
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