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Dixon Special Striking Trade Stimulator Clock
Estimate:
CA$300 - CA$500
Sold
CA$650
Live Auction
Advertising & Historic Objects
Category
Description
American. 1880s. Ebonised wood case with simulated stone quarter columns. Made by the Waterbury Clock Co. and adapted for gambling by the Progressive Manufacturing Co. of Papa, Illinois. Mechanically functioning. Insert a nickel and the clock dispenses two tokens once each five times. The clock strikes each time a token is dispensed. Holes remain in the rear case where a marquee top sign was once mounted. A trade token is included. From the Graham J.F. Jones Collection. 10" x 13" x 6.5".
Provenance
From the Graham J.F. Jones Collection.