Art deco bandit stand on Ebay

[coppinpr]

listed as an old Art deco bandit stand but not actually being sold as such, anyone know what its original machine might have been?

[gameswat]

I've seen these before, just a table stand never meant for a machine.

[coppinpr]

but might look good with the right machine

[gameswat]

Certainly would make a great stand for a deco machine. I liked this similiar example so much I bothered to take photos in a local antique store window, which I rarely do as have never owned a mobile phone. Had just been imported from the UK. I looked it over closely and that appeared to be original paint on the girls clothes and trims, looked killer. The small half round oak top also looked original. I wanted it but was getting ready to travel overseas on a 7 month holiday/buying trip so absolutely no cash to spare! I saw it a few years later in the house of a machine customer & friend, being used as a hall table, but for some reason he chose not to display any machines on it? Can't remember what the foundry marks on the back said so not sure if it was English or maybe more likely French?

[treefrog]

The problem is that these stands are tiny, the coke can may give some perspective, so would have to be a weeny machine that you don't mind knocking over. Probably this one and another sold the elephant over the last few years for between 90 and 170 quid.

So many stands people sell as machine stands are not always suitable, with small or unstable bases

[gameswat]

I would only think a small machine like Columbia, trade stim or small arcade machine. I always need stands. The table above I took photos of was designed to be screwed to a wall for stability.

[coppinpr]

I would say the stand is 4 feet tall judging by the coke can,
interesting that although the girl seems much the same in both there are differences (the base,the headress,the hands) as for which machine would suit Ive got a gold coloured Columbia that would suit it perfectly,but the price is way too high