This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/28/2023
Stittman & Pitt 1 Cent Iron Card Vendor and trade stimulator. [New York: Stittman & Pitt, ca. 1890s-1900s]. Countertop trade stimulator with 50 cards on 5 reels. When a penny is deposited into the slot, and the “Bar” is depressed, the cards spin on the reels, and a hand of 5 cards is randomly revealed. Prizes for winning hands are given by the store owner according to the pay table, affixed to the top of the machine (for example: “Two Pair … 1 Cigar; Three of a Kind … 2 Cigars”, etc.) Cast iron machine with elaborate decorative panels, coin slot and bar, curved display window for cards. Pay table is in a small, glass-fronted wooden frame affixed to the top of the machine. There is an instructional window near the coin slot, with printed paper instructions: “Drop a Nickel in Slot First, then press Bar all the way down” (the pay table above the machine states that you should use “One Cent”). “Design Case Patented” is near the coin slot. Approximately 11 ½ x 8 x 15”. With key. Some rubbing, wear (due to age and use) to metal case, pay table in frame is toned and dampstained, paper instructions near coin slot are toned, soiled, and faded. Still, a very good example of this rare working card game.