eBay Watch - 1956 Bryans Pilwin Automatic Coin Machine
When you're in the market for nightmare fuel, you generally need look no further than clown-related art from the 1900s. In fact, here's one now! This is a Bryans Variable Payout Machine from 1956 - an era with which I am woefully unfamiliar. A bit of research leads me to understand that the Bryans company, in the UK I believe, created a number of these admittedly awesome carnival-ready games of skill and chance and whatever you were allowed to call them before the federal government got involved.
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main site that appears to have info on these pieces of history seems to be having issues as I type this, but maybe it'll be sorted out later. Either way, this is a really beautiful piece, and the seller seems to know what it's worth! At least we can all enjoy it from a distance, and someone with 4-figures to burn can hang this in their own home! Be sure to check out the auction for some more close up pics, and even a pic of the mechanisms - it looks nearly brand new!
Posted by charlie on July 17th 2012, 07:28 PM
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