With its understated Art Deco appearance, this classic '30s over-sized wall machine remained popular into the 1960s. This was due in part, no doubt, to the ingenious way it hides its profiteering from the player. A win is obtained by using the faceted wheel to propel a coin into a full column, whereupon all those coins are delivered to the player. As the plaque says, "all coins which fall into the columns below will eventually be returned to the players". It would appear that you cannot lose. However, the coin that triggers the win falls to the machine's coffer, so it makes its profit the moment you make yours (when you're least likely to notice or care). Yellow columns paid 4, blue paid 5 and red 6. Many operators considered this scheme too generous and converted the centre column to lose. The layout of the pins makes every other column almost impossible to reach.

Several versions of this 'over the barrels' game were made in Britain and France from the 1900s to the 1930s. The player's coin is launched over the barrels by a sprung trigger on the right of the case. If the coin drops into barrels 10, 20 or 30, it is returned; if it falls into barrel 50, it releases a catch, allowing the player to extract a '2D cigar' by pulling the knob on the left. Patents GB190019196 & GB189421756

This upright bagatelle offers prolonged game play, the ball returning until it finds a target. The lower cup loses; the circles around it return the ball, and the upper circles and triangles win the coin back, with a turn of the handle. By changing the pay-slide the win cups could return slightly more than the original stake.

One of several variations on the Challenger. In this instance, it's merely a name change, achieved by fastening the new name over the original casting.

Unusual, Formica-clad wall machine. Players drop coins over the pirate galleon, aiming to tip a loaded plank by selecting one of four slots. Coins bounce down over the pinned playfield and when an upper plank tips, coins roll off and spill to the ones below. In the ensuing cascade, excess coins fall to the payout cup.

Another revamp of the Challenger wall machine, this one is notable for the cast frame around the playfield, which allowed the operator to deal with the inevitable coin jams without having to lift out the mechanism and remove panes of glass. This modification was later rechristened the Shooting Star, with a new set of Art Deco castings.