This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/28/2023
5 Cent “Horseshoe” Card Vendor and trade stimulator. [N.p., ca. 1890s-1900s]. Countertop trade stimulator with 50 cards on five reels. When a nickel is deposited into the slot, and the lever is depressed, the cards spin on the reels, and a hand of five 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 … 2 Cigars; Three of a Kind … 3 Cigars”, etc.). There is instructional text near the reels, with printed paper instructions: “Drop a Coin in the Slot and Press the Lever” (the pay table above the machine states that you should use “a Nickel” and “Rewards Paid in Five-Cent Cigars”). Wooden cabinet and frame with window for cards, and two small circular windows displaying mechanism and nickels. Pay table is in a small, glass-fronted wooden frame affixed to the top of the machine. Approximately 11 x 9 x 17 ½”. Working. With key. Wooden cabinet and frame restored. Some wear, soiling to printed text sheets (pay table, instructional sheet), and some tarnishing due to age and use to metal parts. Still, a near fine example of this charming and rare coin-op card game.