Bucky wrote:I now own the black machine in the pictures above. Purchased off of ebay. The mechanism is identical to every other Caille machine I have, so no special slug detection exists.
I was a little disappointed in the condition as received, as the pictures did not represent (to me) the actual condition of the case. There was a fair amount of corrosion / pitting of the case. And the mechanism needs work...
Oh well.
If anyone wants any specific view, I can take pictures.
The tag number on mine is 113485.
Hi Patrick!
Hi Jamie,
Yeah, I don't think anybody suspected that the extended top casting on your black machine contains anything besides air, but the high-hat on the red-and-blue monster probably does enclose some sort of ponderous slug-rejecting gizmo. These contraptions were popular (or not) for a period in the late '30s; As Andy indicated, there are examples from Jennings and Pace:
http://www.nationsattic.com/DSC04990.JPG
http://media.liveauctiongroup.net/i/463 ... 04778B2DE0
Naturally, nobody can be absolutely sure whether or not the picture I posted is a Caille Co. example of this short-lived trend unless we could get inside it as Bill suggests. Could be it's merely an example of a cosmetic customizing mod by a monkey-jack operator with very bad design sense.
Speaking of, there's plenty of material online about George W. Walker which highlights what Bueschel had to say about him. I'm attaching an image of a TIME magazine cover featuring Walker alongside the Edsel elephant's vagina grille which was unveiled under his watch and became such a hit with the automobile-purchasing American public during that period. So, maybe Walker actually was responsible for that filleted flounder of a "stingray" trim piece after all. On the other hand, it occurred to me that perhaps the entire 1939 "Knockout" line of Caille Bros. production slot machines could have resulted from the lead designer saying "I'm outta here! You guys can just Knock 'em Out any way you like!"
http://www.joesherlock.com/Car-Musings2.html#1-16-13
[edited to remove nonessential picture 9-11-2014]