Thursday, February 8, 2018

The Automatic Age-History of Coin Operated Machines

During the late 1800s, the coin-operated, automatic age expanded into the United States with the invention of a multitude of gambling devices, trade stimulators, vending machines, and arcade games for people's enjoyment. The San Francisco Airport (SFO) has an exhibit with the some these cool games from that era:

Electricity is Life -1899

1912 U.S. Postage Stamp Machine
1901 Automatic Edison Phonograph
OOMPH-1947
Spark Plug-1934
1902 Log Cable Bagatelle table game. Our modern pinball comes from this
Columbus Model G Gum Vendor
1899 Spinning Top
1935 Aerial Cup
Counter Combo Blow and Grip Machine -1905
1940 Wurlitzer Model 41
Whiffs of Fragrance - 1916
It was really cool and wonderful seeing these old games. SFO did a great job in this exhibit.
Posted by at

6 comments:

  1. Su-sieee! MacFebruary 9, 2018 at 11:31 AM

    That is a cool exhibit. I'm glad to see these machines were preserved.

    ReplyDelete
  2. betty-NZFebruary 10, 2018 at 1:56 PM

    I don't know why, but this type of thing fascinates me!

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2018 at 11:02 AM

    Nice blog, I am glad to see this machine.
    Plz, visit my via this link below .
    https://goo.gl/AtcBvw

    ReplyDelete
  4. Lydia C. LeeFebruary 12, 2018 at 11:37 AM

    Love the bagatelle game!

    ReplyDelete
  5. A Crafty MixFebruary 13, 2018 at 1:44 AM

    That's so fascinating going back in time like that. I loved seeing the earlier version of the pin ball machine

    ReplyDelete
  6. jhonMay 20, 2019 at 10:29 AM

    Peqout tower hotel it is home to one of the world`s largest poker rooms. Mohegan sun, home to the casino of the sky boasts both world class entertainment and very high-end shopping, Mohegan sun is also the second largest casino in the united states. In all, the casinos in Connecticut are a great place to visit if you`re a gambler, foodie or just into shopping. http://famouscasinosvegas.org/blackjack-game

    ReplyDelete

Love hearing comments on stuff. Please tell me what you think of the places I have been to. If you like them or not. I love comments.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)