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These original castings are unique to The Pilot and were never utilized on any other Mills machine. There’s likely to be strong competition over a Mills “The Pilot” 5-cent cast-iron counter drum trade stimulator with nautical scenes on its front and sides. In impeccable condition, with keys, it is estimated at $30,000-$50,000. The Puck machine to be auctioned features a quartered-oak cabinet with all original castings, a lithographed Puck wheel, and the original music feature.
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For 65 years, Bohns presided over North Denver’s legendary Pig ‘N Whistle, a restaurant and sports bar that attracted scores of professional athletes and other celebrities, including Roy Rogers, the Dorsey brothers, and astronaut Wally Schirra. It was originally owned by Jack Dempsey’s friend and sparring partner, Eddie Bohns. Estimate: $10,000-$20,000Ī very rare circa-1902 Watling musical “Puck” 5-cent upright slot machine comes with provenance that is only degree away from one of the greatest of all heavyweight boxers. The Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments by David Bowers refers to the existence of only one example of this model with a coin slot and states that it had stood in a hotel lobby for years. The oak-cased example offered by Morphy’s – whose origins are unknown prior to its 1989 purchase from an estate – is unique in that it is the only known Regina Style 3 with a coin slot. Towering over 9 feet tall, it contained a 15½in duplex comb movement and would automatically play music upon striking on the hour, or by the pressing of a side button.
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One of Regina’s earliest musical accomplishments is the extremely rare Style 3 Seth Thomas hall-clock model, whose peak of popularity was between 18. It retains its keys and comes to auction with a $30,000-$50,000 estimate. This turn-of-the-century beauty is in excellent condition, ready to play and pay. Its original music mechanism rests atop an attached echo chamber that renders outstanding sound and tone. Its cabinet is somewhat smaller than others of its day, yet it boasts full-size castings, rendering an alternative appearance that makes it especially appealing to collectors. In very good condition, the Orchestrion could crescendo in the $40,000-$60,000 range.Ī rare and very early (pre-1902) version of Schiemer-Yates’ 5-cent Musical Cupid upright slot machine is notable for having been manufactured prior to the formation of both Caille-Scheimer and its successor, Caille Brothers.
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With exceptional volume, it plays a Style “G” music roll with a selection of 65 notes. Designed as an upright piano with four art glass panels illuminated from within, it also houses violin and flute pipes a mandolin attachment, a tympani, bass and snare drums a cymbal and triangle. Morphy’s will strike up the band with a JP Seeburg Style “G” Art Style Orchestrion, a technological marvel that is as stunningly beautiful as it is intricate. The connoisseur’s selection features more than 2,100 coveted 19th- and early 20th-century coin-ops and advertising signs that would seldom be available elsewhere, especially in such beautiful condition.
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Many of the rarest and finest of all antique coin-ops and signs have passed through the doors of Morphy Auctions, which will hold its next sale of these popular specialties on May 4-6. Today, the mechanical entertainers of yesteryear are displayed in collections from coast to coast, often flanked by antique advertising signs of the same period. Coin-ops were also found in saloons and other social establishments. The thrilling atmosphere of those places, whether indoors or on a seaside boardwalk, resonated with the clanging and whirring of slot machines, the pinging of bagatelles, and orchestral tunes performed by mechanical music machines. – Long before the era of instant entertainment from TV, downloaded music and streaming videos, Americans could amuse themselves with a pocketful of change at an arcade.