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A useful round-up of Allwin Slot Machines, coin operated varieties, second hand multiple-column machines and drop case machines for budding collectors.
The inner workings of Allwin slot machines
Antique Allwin slot machines, otherwise known as coin repeat wall machines, were the predecessors of modern pinball machines. At a basic level players place a coin in the slot, sit tight for a ball bearing to be release and attempt to get it into a cup or receptacle with the aid of a spring. Even though the game appears quite simple, skill and know-how are definitely needed. Antique multiple column Allwins, for example 'Many Happy Returns', 'The Fill 'Em Up' and 'What's My Line' required a little more experience because players had to fill up a whole column of balls to win. With drop case slot machines, such as 'The Cascade' and 'The Smithy', ball bearings were done away with and instead the actual coin slotted in by each player moved around the machine to deliver the cash in the payout channel. Other types of of Allwin slot machine include 'Little Mickey', 'Playball', 'The Flyer', 'Lucky Star', 'Cresta Run' and 'Lucky Circle', which were all manufactured by B.M.Co in the 1930s.