Global Vintage Slot Machine Database (by post date)

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Baby Grand/ Baby Bell

 Genco 1934 3020, 223

This is the only time you'll see Genco name on a automatic payout machine.

They've designed this with the help of C&F.

It's got a 2nd lock at the back that allows the operator to switch between being automatic payout to not paying out.

It's a Vending machine, Trade stimulator, and a slot machine all in one.

It stands at roughly 10inchs.


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Posted 29/08/24
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Spit Fire

 Genco 1939 N/A Spit Fire (Spitfire) American pin table. Flipperless electro mechanical machine with flashing lights and ball propulsion action.
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Buckley Criss Cross Chrome De Luxe

 Buckley Manufacturing Co. 1948 X509517
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Happy Home

 Caille Bros Co 1910 N/A Peep show tease, look behind the shades into a ladies bedroom (of course the lady is not present).  Rotates through predictions of when you will marry. I obtained this one directly from Steve Gronowski out of his collection.  It is an original, there are some poor imitations floating around but originals don't show up often.
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Multiphone

 Multiphone Operating Co. 1907 JFD2 Worlds first selectable Jukebox, with 24 wax Cylinders
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Gun Slinger

 Electrotechnics 1983 N/A "321" written in cabinet but don't now if that was a SN.  This is an audio animatronic game made in the UK.  I obtained it as a NOS condition game.
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Indian Fakir

 Samson Novelty Co. Ltd Est. 1950's N/A A second example of the Indian Fakir is in the Davenport collection.  This working model does the Indian rope trick using Peppers Ghost illusion.  There were other Samson Novelty working models using the Peppers Ghost illusion to do magic such as sawing a women in half (2 of those have been spotted, one also in Davenport collection).
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Radiogram Station

 Exhibit Supply Co 1941 20 Card dispensing fortune teller, clicks out morse code like sound
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Green Ray Television

 Hope Bradshaw & Co 1931 N/A "5" was written on backside of front fiberboard on mine, but don't know if that was a SN.  There are 10 machines identified so far, likely more out there so not very rare.  I identified 8 unique ones found in pics/videos in a museum restoration pdf and online searches.  One currently under restoration (as of Mar 2024) by a forum member, and of course Mr. PM has a pic of a nice original one.  Lots of info in the forum thread on these.
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Jolly Fireman Racer

 Ahrens 1927 N/A "4" is on 2 places of cabinet, unclear if it was a SN
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Illustrated Song

 Rosenfield Mfg Co 1905 2908 Aquired at auction out of Duwayne Bakke collection, restored by Tim Morsher who noted on the back 4 other SN (likely the ones he restored) SN 1429 was Tim M., 2219 was Smithsonian, 3407 and 3708 had other names.
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Peerless Pictures

 Peerless Enterprises Ltd. 1946 83
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Peerless Pictures

 Peerless Enterprises Ltd. 1946 80
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Peerless Pictures

 Peerless Enterprises Ltd. 1946 78
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