148 Route 73 Suite 3-184 Voorhees, NJ 08043 USA, United States
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LOT 1692:
2 Bits Advertisement Token Grades NG. The Detroit-based Caille Bros. Manufacturing Company along with ...
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Sold for: $15
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Estimated price :
$25 - $100
Buyer's Premium: 18%
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2 Bits Advertisement Token Grades NG. The Detroit-based Caille Bros. Manufacturing Company along with Chicago-based Mills Novelty Company, were one of the most successful companies in the United States coin-operated machine industry during the 19th century and early 20th century. They became popular releasing not only slot machines, but grew the company to encompass arcade games, weight scales, strength testers, gum machines and Bagatelle-style games. They also produced a popular line of outboard motors. Once penny arcades began to decline Caille even built coin-operated "moving picture'' machines, sometimes called nickelodeons. Following the death of company President A. Arthur Caille in 1916, the company continued to release mainly trade simulators and gambling machines, but with little variety in their mechanical game output, were overtaken by newer players such as A.B.T, Erie Machine co., Chester Pollard and Exhibit Supply, eventually leading Adolph A. Caille, the surviving brother, to sell the business to Fuller Johnson in 1932.
