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Lot 2639

Amusement Machine: Novelty Merchantman, dexterity/skill game consisting of upright cabinet with...

Lot 2639

Amusement Machine: Novelty Merchantman, dexterity/skill game consisting of upright cabinet with...

Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000

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Lot 2639

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Amusement Machine: Novelty Merchantman, dexterity/skill game consisting of upright cabinet with 3 panels of glass, windows to top half containing a cast iron bow section of a merchant ship with deck derrick and mast, which would be operated from the front via 2 rotating controls, which operates a grab hook that would pick up the prizes placed in the front of the cabinets, these would then be dropped through the open hull of the ship and into a chute at the front marked "pull", constructed primarily in wood with formica facing, Good, stands 65"/166cm high.

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