
Over The Falls
An alternative version of Climbing The Alps. Very few of these simple games seem to have survived. Â Â Â |
BMCo 1920s

Prospector
This is one of several designs of the Prospector produced over many years by Pugh Automatics. The object is to roll pennies between the gaps in the continuous moving conveyor so that they halt and are carried by the belt to the payout points, whereupon the indicated prizes are received in the payout cup below. |
Pugh Automatics 1960s

Rippler
Ten balls for a penny, the object is to direct them into the central column by skilful manipulation of the metal 'fingers'. Prizes for high scores (if offered) were paid manually by the venue. |
Bryans 1934

Road Safety
This metal cased game is a late example of the simple steer-a-coin type, brought up to date with a '60s driving theme and lamps to indicate the outcome. There is also a floor-standing version. It is believed that these were sometimes sited at motorway service stations. |
Bollands 1960s

Rock Roll
Guide your inserted coin from top to bottom by carefully tilting the horizontal tracks with the two levers. If the coin overshoots the end of a track you lose; if you reach the end, the coin is returned. Judging by the name casting, with 1p denomination, this Formica-clad vertical steer-a-coin game was made just after decimalization, although it resembles games of an earlier period. |
Unknown maker 1970s

Rockets
Three balls are released for a penny; each ball is fed into play be turning the handle on the left. Shoot the balls skywards by sharply tapping the end of the pivoted lever. The object is to drop one ball into each of the three columns. Any that miss the columns are returned to play. A win is rewarded with a boxed gift or cash (according to operator setup) by turning the handle again. Apparently this game was withdrawn from production because skilled players were able to win too easily. Certainly it is one of the rarer Bryans games. |
Bryans 1930s

Rolling Road
Positively naive metal-cased wall machine. Drop a penny in the top right slot and watch it roll down the road. You have to press the button on the left, retracting the bottom track just as the penny passes over the 'coin return' column. |
Bollands 1930s




Rolling Road
Rolling Road has a different layout to the more commonly seen Steer-A-Ball (a version of which Hawtins also made). Relief moulding creates the "mountainous course" around which you must negotiate a large ball by tilting the track with the steering wheel. Your coin is returned if you complete the course without error. Also unusual on this model is the tubular ball lift. |
Hawtins 1930s

Silver Arrow
The silver arrow swings back and forth, driven by an electric motor, and when a player inserts a penny in the slot a ball enters the arrow, coming to rest just above the arrow head. The player then presses the button below the coin slot to release the ball over one of the five cups. The centre cup pays 6D plus jackpot, those adjacent to it pay 4D and the outer cups pay 2D. |
OK Novelty Co. 1934