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LIBERTY BELL REPLICA
1 3/4" tall by 1" wide by 1/4" deep - mini pewter replica of the famous Liberty Bell slotmachine with a little history on the machine.
"The term "bell machine" was for many years the generic name for the three reeled slot machines still used today. First introduced in the 1890's they were instantly successful.
Players loved the suspense of the first, second and third reels stopping in succession. Increased possible combinations added to the mystery of the wager. The LIBERTY BELL was developed by Charlie Fey in 1899. Charlie built these successful machines for his own business and not for sale. His competitors had to duplicate the machine to stay in business. The best way to get one? Steal it!! i
In 1905, a LIBERTY BELL was found missing in a San Francisco saloon burglary. The machine mysteriously surfaced in a competitor's plant in Chicago. Charlie's monopoly of the three- reeled slot was broken"
and the mystery and suspense has not changed in gaming today!
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