1925 EXHIBIT SUPPLY CO PLAY BALL AMUSEMENT MACHINE / PENNY BACK GAMBLING

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1925 EXHIBIT SUPPLY CO PLAY BALL AMUSEMENT MACHINE / PENNY BACK GAMBLING :
$3700.00

1925 Exhibit Supply Baseball "Penny Back" / " Prize" gambling machine called Play Ball ... Only 390 of these were made hence they are beyond extremely tough to find . I have researched and found only 4 that have sold since 2003 ... here is a write up about this machine : An extremely rare piece of baseball amusement / game of chance / skill . Created during the art deco period in Chicago Illinois. This is a baseball coin-op game, titled "Play Ball Amusement Machine," and has been manufactured by the Exhibit Supply Company back in the 1925. Crafted out of metal with beautiful details embossed showing baseball players of a pitcher and a catcher in positions. The playboard is carefully paint with green, red black and yellow colors with the round pin holes. This game has always been highly prized by collectors for its highly decorative artwork on the front and each side. All of the artwork is done in relief within the metal framework. A pitcher and catcher are pictured on the front, while identical images of a fielder, together with a crossed bats-and-ball motif, adorns either side. The game is a bagatelle derivation in which the customer shoots a penny into the machine. There, it navigates a series of pins and falls into either one of the "fielder's" holes, or descends to the bottom, where it registers a hit , 1 run , 2 runs , HOME RUN . The novelty aspect of the game is that if the penny reaches the bottom in a hit area the penny automatically returns to the player . When it falls into one of the "fielder's" holes, the penny is lost. However if it falls in one of the Run areas at bottom a "Prize " is given usually $$$ ... A small sign on the interior displays the rules legend, "A game of skill, test your batting eye made a hit and get your penny back.... Excellent overall working condition , no key but orginal coin box can be removed from back of machine. This will be shipped fully insured with tracking, delivery confirmation and must be signed for upon delivery. Can also be picked up in person Near Harrisburg Pennsylvania.