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Posted 1 year ago
Signaholic
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My wife decided to give me my other Christmas present today. This is from 1937 and works very quietly and perfectly. It takes pennies, nickles and dimes. The window (in the second pic)on the side showed the store keeper what type of coin was dropped in the slot so there would be no cheatin. After you pulled the handle down, it would drop the coin (in the window) in the bottom of the machine, ready for another try. This "Trade" gives you a gumball with every coin played. I had to get all the old gumballs out of it cause they were in there for a while and then cleaned the compartment and added new gum. The old gum was not letting the machine drop gum properly so that made it run like new once replaced. The inside is very clean overall so no problems there. The plate on the front would show you how many different ways to win. This one would've been used for winning smokes as well but the reels are more the traditional fruit display.
I think I love your wife Sign...Ut Oh Quiet voice Dave Quiet voice.
Very cool piece Sign !!!!
Does she have a sister?
LOL, you guys are somethin else! Thank you both for the love and your kind words. But you gotta know I spit out my gum when I read these 2 comments. She does have a sister official but I wouldn't give you 2 cents for her. In fact I think I have a better odds with these "Trades" than gettin anything out of her.
I need to show this to my wife.....second thought,maybe not..
My word, look at all the trade being stimulated by these hehehe. She sure does some pretty good picking for ya buddy!!
Yes, she's much better at it than me Tommy! She has a better poker face. I meant to say earlier that these came with interchangable reels, cigarette or fruit reels. Although mine only came with the fruit ones. These were known as the very first quiet machines made. Groetchen was the maker of this machine, by 1948 they had gone out of business. Groetchen and Daval were competing for the same business and had quite a heated battle over 10 years from 1930 to 1940. I don't how many folks have seen the show American Restoration but one episode, they restored an old "CUB" trade stimulator for a customer. These were very small machines and were made in the year 1940. That year saw the introduction of the Groetchen "IMP", shortly after they released it, the Daval company released the "CUB".
The 2 companies sold hundreds of these machines and battled all the way into WW2. Thank you Tommy, EJW chevy59!!
My Grandfather owned a bar in the 30,s and 40's. I have 2 IMPS. He once told me that he bought them buy the case of 12 machines for $45.00 Amazing !!
WOW phillys57, sounds like he made a lot of money on these things back in the day. Love to hear the stories, thanks for the story!
Thank you kerry!
Thanks Kevin!!
What a great wife you have Perry, she's a" keeper". Nice to get such a great, early Christmas present. Hope you and your terrific family have a very Merry Christmas,& maybe Santa will still be bringin ya a little somethin' if ya bin a good boy! Terrific piece,she's got the great eye thing going on fersure!
Thank you mtg, Van and Bernie! I've wanted one for a long time and this year I got 2. When she finds something, it's usually better than I could ever find for myself. You all have a Merry Christmas too! We're gonna start the hootin and hollerin tonight!
Thank you loftbed!
Thanks trukn, walksoftly, jamiedpt, Longings and egreelely!
Hey thank ya Dan!
Perry I found one of these last week. The guy is asking $425.00. Do you think that is to high. It's all there and works with the keys, thanks.
Michael
Buy it Michael, that's around what I payed for mine and you won't find one cheaper with the key. That's great man! They made a bunch of them but it is from the 30s and it works, BONUS!
Thank you Perry for the info!
Michael
Thank you Artifice!
Thank you Sanhardin!