Bally 2p Union Jack slot machine identified
Bally 2p Union Jack slot machine identified
Hi,
In the '70s my mother took me to an arcade that had 2p fruit machines. One of those, if I remember rightly, had union jacks and beer glasses (like below) on the win lines. Does anyone now if these exist any more or who made them?
Thanks in advance.
In the '70s my mother took me to an arcade that had 2p fruit machines. One of those, if I remember rightly, had union jacks and beer glasses (like below) on the win lines. Does anyone now if these exist any more or who made them?
Thanks in advance.
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I had one of these......it was called Union Jack.....and yes it was a Bally!
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Perfect, now I just need to find one.
How much do these old Bally machines fetch these days in working order?
How much do these old Bally machines fetch these days in working order?
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Re: Help Identify 2p Slot Machine
hard to say with machines reaching higher than usual prices since the start of covid. In the past these early "money honey" machines were never very expensive coming as they did right at the end of the mechanical one-armed bandit era and working with some electric parts, £400 should get you a good one fully working I guessHow much do these old Bally machines fetch these days in working order?
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Nice one, yeah can see the beer, no union jack like you say. Hopefully I can source a Union Jack version in time.pennymachines wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 12:40 pm Bally Super Golden Girl has the beer kegs, but no Union Jacks.
Where are the best places to look for these machines, not seeing many for sale.
I don't seem to be able to put a request anywhere on here?
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Re: Help Identify 2p Slot Machine
You can advertise for one on the Market: here
There's a list of places where vintage/old slot machines are sold in the Archive: here
There's a list of places where vintage/old slot machines are sold in the Archive: here
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Might not be easy to find the union jack variant, which had to have been a UK conversion, so not a standard machine, and may have been a very regional and small production. BUT it would not be difficult to convert a machine like the "Golden Girl" into one. Most likely the ones you played had the BARS replaced with union jacks, so all you would need would be a new set of reel strips and a repro award glass (cost about £40).
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The Union Jack I had was in a wide body Bally case. Only 3 symbols on the reels, as I remember: Union Jacks, tankards and bars. Payouts were either 5 x 2p or 25 x 2p, I think.
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Interesting. I thought that I had seen all the Ballys but never remember the Union Jack version. Any photos?
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Sadly I have no photos... It came to me in the late '70s, possibly from the Barry Noble outfit I think.
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That's the one. I must have only been about 6 or 7 at the time but they stuck in my mind for some reason.livinginthepast wrote: ↑Fri Dec 17, 2021 11:16 am The Union Jack I had was in a wide body Bally case. Only 3 symbols on the reels, as I remember: Union Jacks, tankards and bars. Payouts were either 5 x 2p or 25 x 2p, I think.
Not sure if it helps, but these were in Morpeth, Northumberland. Maybe a regional thing. Just hope I can grab one at some point.livinginthepast wrote: ↑Fri Dec 17, 2021 5:49 pm Sadly I have no photos... It came to me in the late '70s, possibly from the Barry Noble outfit I think.
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