
1849 Prospector
Coin-operated version of the popular fairground striker game. "Tap lever with palm to lift striker. Land on any metal - you strike lucky." Gold pays the jackpot. |
Unknown maker Unknown date

Aerial Cup
Simple but attractive upright coin-operated bagatelle, one of a series of similar games from the same unknown manufacturer. |
Unknown maker 1933

Bomb Aimer
Rare war-time arcade game in which the player has to turn the knob on the left as the moving airship is over the target in the Germanic town below. A successful hit is rewarded by the return of the player's penny.
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Ahrens 1920s

Bumper
Bryans version of the fairground striker enticed players to drive a slug up an 18" scale by hitting the chrome knob at the bottom. If it landed adjacent to one of the 28 winning positions, the machine paid automatically. There are eight 1s, twelve 2s, four 4s, three 8s and one 12 as a maximum prize. Few were made it would seem, as it was reportedly too generous to the skilful player and, unfortunately, no example is known to exist. |
Bryans 1935

Ding A Bell
Several coin-operated versions of this simple skill game (familiar from garden fêtes etc.) were made by a number of manufacturers. Move the metal hoop over the wiggly wire, from right to left, being careful to avoid making contact between the two. Touching the wire sounds a buzzer and the coin is released to the machine's cash box. If you get to the end of the wire without incident, the coin is returned and a bell rings. |
Unknown maker Unknown date

Game of Skill
A half penny is inserted from the right side of cabinet and fired upwards by means of the trigger on the right. If it makes the central target, the handle on the left can be pulled to release a 2D token; if it falls between the outer tracks, it is returned; otherwise it falls to the lower centre lose pocket. |
Price and Castell 1900s

Get Tee Zee
Very early and simple game of skill using the half penny coin as a projectile, with two winning targets for coin return or token (2D) payout. Price and Castell made several similar games, operating on the half penny, all rather naive in concept and plain in presentation. |
Price and Castell 1900s