Turn of
the Century Trade Stimulator
Just 10 cents a throw!
Put in a
dime, push the lever, and see what the dice say. These devices
were used in Dry Good Stores or general stores during the early
part of the 1900's. When gambling was outlawed, stores used them
to stimulate trade by encouraging customers to take a chance and
see if they could win store credit or prizes, rather than money.
This stimulator paid store tokens based on the following dice
configuration.
Seven Grand
7 or a kind wins 100
6 of a kind wins 50
5 of a kind wins 6
4 of a kind wins 3
3 sixes wins 2
The brass
plaque on the side says it was sold by Myers-Behling Co., Long
Beach, Cal.
It measures 16 inches by 13 inches (not including handle) and
is 7 inches deep.
$2,100.00
(If you missed the August
Feature of the Month, the 8 foot by 12 foot buckin' bronco painting
by
Bud Worst, and want to see it, let me know.)
Feature of the Month