Circle Skill and variants

[badpenny]

[lastcenturygames]

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Hello Everybody

I'm a recent on this forum, I'm a French collector of French coin-op machines (sorry for my poor English).
I have recently bought a Circle Skill machine (coin return) but the "sticker" indicating the rules in front of
the machine is missing. I search an owner of this machine who can help me by sharing a picture of this item?
On this forum there are two subjects about this type of machine but I don't find my answer on it!
I link two pictures of my machine, if you want I share my home page about slot machines: [url]http://lastcenturygames.free.fr/Mecanisme%20DRMAS.html[/url]
Thanks a lot,
Philippe.

[john t peterson]

Standby, Philippe. I do not have this machine and cannot help you with your request but rest assured you have come to the correct venue. PennyMachines is the world's repository of knowledge about your machine and others of the vintage. Additionally, the blokes here are extremely friendly and helpful.

And welcome!

John Peterson
USA

[jimmycowman]

Hello Philippe, you emailed me and I lost the message. I will post a picture of the instructions........
I have one with some bits inside missing. Anyone got a complete inside photo????????

Photo:

[lastcenturygames]

Great. Thanks a lot for your answer, that helps me to complete my slot.
Another question, for the four holes how is the sticker explained the value you expect to win ?
As explained on the first answer to my post, this forum is a Great place for collectors.

[pennymachines]

Bonjour et bienvenue Philippe!
Well done Jimmy for coming up with the goods.
Jimmy - you say you want a picture of the complete insides. Is your mech different from Philippe's picture above?

for the four holes how is the sticker explained the value you expect to win?

The instruction indicates that the prize for each of the four cups is the same - a "coin and free ball for replay."

Incidentally, because this coin payout Circle Skill is such a different design from the Profit Sharer version, I favoured the notion that it might be German. Having compared it more closely with the Circle Skill Cigarette, I now think it's the coin payout version of that machine - presumably by Coin Operating Company of Birmingham. The unusual payout knob looks identical as does the knob which turns the wheel.

[lastcenturygames]

Thanks for this complementary information. In my version the two holes in the center pay a token of 50 centimes and the other holes pay 75 centimes for a drink of this value.
Jimmy tell me which zoom you want of the inside mechanism and I'll post it soon.
Fois night.

[jimmycowman]

Coin or token payout??

[gameswat]

Looks like the simple allwin style coin payout mine had. The card says coin return, and you still have the brass payout coin overflow flap in place like allwins have. That wouldn't be there if the coins just had to drop out the bottom of a straight coin chute for a token payout. Since you're in the UK, it might be easier for you to wreck a crappy allwin for the parts as opposed to hand making them all?

The only two pics I could find of my mech and before restoration - sorry:

[jimmycowman]

Thanks for that.... The work bench it is.

[pennymachines]

Incidentally, because this coin payout Circle Skill is such a different design from the Profit Sharer version, I favoured the notion that it might be German. Having compared it more closely with the Circle Skill Cigarette, I now think it's the coin payout version of that machine - presumably by Coin Operating Company of Birmingham. The unusual payout knob looks identical as does the knob which turns the wheel.

Well I'm flip-flopping like a Liberal Democrat on this question. Having just read this flyer, I see the Circle Coin-Repeat was "made by the famous Saxony Factory" (i.e. Jentzsch & Meerz), so it would appear the Profit Sharer version is the Birmingham-made (and presumably earlier?) one.

[lastcenturygames]

Great ! Thank's a lot for your investigation
I asked last month to the Deusches Automaten Museum but they answered me that they didn't know this machine !

[pennymachines]

I suspect, as with their allwins, strict pre-war German gaming regulations meant they could only be made for and exported to Britain.

[mdma]

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We believe this came out of the Melbourne Luna Park in Australia.

Would appreciate if anyone was able to offer any information on it?

cheers

Brendan

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[treefrog]

Hi Brendan and welcome.
Follow the link below where, if you go through the pages, you will see many similar machines - a "Circle Skill" machine from around the 1930s. I am sure others will add more info or answer any further questions,

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[gameswat]

Clean looking machine. What's the link that makes you believe it was operated at Luna Park Melb? I've been offered at least 15 machines over the years that all were said to come from Luna Park Sydney or Melb. But never a scrap of proof from any of the sellers when I queried them on that. If anything, that usually put me off wanting to buy rather than getting me more excited like they thought it would! Chances are good that I probably have owned a machine or two that did come from either site at some time or another but no way of ever knowing sadly.

[scottie]

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Hello
I have a lead on this machine and I was wondering if anyone had any information on it.
I know it's German and made by Jentzsch & Merrz around 1928....
The picture I was sent looks like it's out of a book... (no real pictures of the machine yet).
Any information would be great.
Thank you.
scottie

[scottie]

I guess I posted a little too soon.
I am not at home so I have the use of high speed on the computer.
After I posted I starting reading all the posts on this machine.
Looks like there were different models over the years.
I'm also thinking it not a rare as I was told it was????
The one at the auction sold for 580 pounds... hard to say at this point what the one I have a lead on is worth because I haven't seen any pictures of it yet or even if it works.
scottie

[pennymachines]

One of the flyers recently sold on ebay caught my eye for this image of a Quested Automatics Skill Win - clearly a very early, and quite pretty version of the Circle Skill game.

[pennymachines]

And this metal-cased Winasmoke currently on ebay US is clearly a Firman product. See four metal Firman wall machines.