This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/28/2019
Monroe Barnes Mfg. Crescent Cigar Five Cent Wheel Trade Stimulator. Bloomington, IL, ca. 1890s. Fairest Wheel type of machine, wooden, brass, and copper coin-operated. Place a nickel on the board layout to bet where the wheel will stop. The house drops your nickel in the slot, and if it stops at the spot you chose, win up to 24 cigars. Manufacturer’s plate retained on base. Original betting board, wooden backing with tin frame. Wheel 18 x 11 ½ x 5”. Working. Original lock and key. Scarce.