DAVAL ACE TRADE STIMULATOR SLOT MACHINE NICKEL/5 CENTS COIN OP POKER GUMBALL
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:24734292 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
The Daval Manufacturing Co., of Chicago, Illinois began making this Ace "trade stimulator" in 1940. By that time Daval, which had been founded in 1932, was the second largest company specializing in small counter games. This Ace is referenced in "An Illustrated Price Guide to the 100 Most Collectible Trade Stimulators" that was published in 1978.
This stimulator was only 6.75 inches high by 6.25 inches wide by 5.5 inches deep. The "Ace" was ideally sized for w...hisking out of sight as some states considered this gambling. This compact machine not only dispensed a gumball, but also spun five mechanical reels printed with playing card values to produce a poker hand.
The yellow top section can't be seen clearly now but when it was new it showed "payouts" and card values. The brown section is the card window and you cannot see through this plastic now. The yellow section could be flipped forward to hide both the payout information and card windows (see picture). The back lock has been broken and the back will not stay on the machine. Inside the back cover is the number C-6-005 and inside the bottom of the base it looks like C-6-004. On the bottom of the machine is the number 46445. I do not have any keys.
This trade stimulator came from my late father's estate. He was in the jukebox business in the early 1940's. This Ace probably came from one of the businesses where he had a jukebox.
Being sold "as is" with no returns as I am trying to downsize.
Shipping only to the lower 48 states.
This stimulator was only 6.75 inches high by 6.25 inches wide by 5.5 inches deep. The "Ace" was ideally sized for w...hisking out of sight as some states considered this gambling. This compact machine not only dispensed a gumball, but also spun five mechanical reels printed with playing card values to produce a poker hand.
The yellow top section can't be seen clearly now but when it was new it showed "payouts" and card values. The brown section is the card window and you cannot see through this plastic now. The yellow section could be flipped forward to hide both the payout information and card windows (see picture). The back lock has been broken and the back will not stay on the machine. Inside the back cover is the number C-6-005 and inside the bottom of the base it looks like C-6-004. On the bottom of the machine is the number 46445. I do not have any keys.
This trade stimulator came from my late father's estate. He was in the jukebox business in the early 1940's. This Ace probably came from one of the businesses where he had a jukebox.
Being sold "as is" with no returns as I am trying to downsize.
Shipping only to the lower 48 states.
