Friday, February 10, 2012

Slot Machine at the old General Store



This is the first diorama I built, when i was a sprightly youth of 12 years of age.  Looking at it now I can see room for improvement (seems like a very high ceilinged place with a huge light overhead, and less merchandise you'd need for a successful business) however it still has a lot of charm.   As I look over the scene I remember that the cash register is actually a small slot machine (with the arm removed) I got from one of the casinos in Vegas on a family vacation.  (see below)

In preparation for next weeks Toy Fair in New York, I made up some promos for the blog using this image, which was a good excuse for me to repost the image. (It was the topic of this blog's very first posting which was when I had a readership of about 3 people (counting me)). 






I did a quick google search to see if I could find the plastic slot machines.  Not surprisingly, I saw a few for sale.  The ads say its a 1960s charm.  The ones I found say 'Made in Hong Kong" and also "Fabulous Las Vegas".   These were also cool because they worked  - flicking the handle spun the internal wheel.   When I went as a child, they used to give away lots of good cheap stuff like the slot machines and casino-branded small decks of cards.







This one has a keychain ring.  I saw it listed on Ebay for $25.  There was a similar listing with a price of $50. 



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