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PINBALL / SLOT MACHINE
» FIVEWIN « BRYAN SLOT MACHINES Kegworth, Derbyshire (England) (1953) *********************************************************************** Weight = 35 lbs ; 16 kg ID = 3359 W = 20" ; 51 cm D = 6_1/4" ; 16 cm H = 31_1/2" ; 78 cm Luck with spinning wheel slot machines, like the PACE, is random. But PINBALL slot machines give skilled operators "control" how powerful to shoot the ball to make a "win". This BRYAN came in a rare wooden case. When a 5 CENT COIN is entered, a STEEL BALL is placed in front of the "GUN" (right). When the "GUN" is pulled with the right tension, the ball will spin around the SPIRAL TRACKS and fall in one of the 7 SLOTS: LOST - 4 - 2 - 6 - 2 - 4 - LOST When the ball is fallen into a WINNING SLOT, the left SILVER KNOB has to be turned clockwise to get the PAYOUT. Interesting: With every payout the "gun's" tension get changed! H I S T O R I C A L R E M A R K S ======================================================================= quoted from: http://www.melright.com/bryans/ William Edward Bryan was born in 1894, and opened up his slot machine factory at Kegworth, Derbyshire (England) in 1920. He had served his apprenticeship with Rolls Royce and worked as a motor mechanic in his own garage. The local showmen would bring their slot machines to his garage for him to repair. He became fascinated by these slot machines and was convinced that he could design better and more reliable ... Bryan was a mechanical genius, who invented 48 different amusement machine designs, and patented many improvements ... He died in 1984. ( See much more DETAILS in BRYANS interesting WebSite !) Have a look inside the SLOT MACHINE ... |
... The steel ball on the middle-right is a spare one in a cage.
We got the machine in not-working condition. After four hours cleaning,
benting, ... oiling, tuning we have now a lot of fun with it, trying to
become "Skilled Operators".