Buckley Track Odds

[marquith]

I recently came across a 1930's (I think) Buckley Track Odds nickel machine. Looking for any information I can get. Exact year and value in particular. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated!

[SLOT DYNASTY]

I recently came across a 1930's (I think) Buckley Track Odds nickel machine. Looking for any information I can get. Exact year and value in particular. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated!

The "Track Odds" was produced by Buckley Mfg. in 1937, and was made with two different versions of top-glass artwork, that I have seen. They made tons of them, and have shown up in many of the live auctions over the years,
as well as on eBay. They are well-built, and fun to play. I haven't kept up with current price on these. The biggest drawback on these machines, is that many are found with the reverse-glass paint that is flaking & pealing, as is
the case with many console models. I have also seen many with cracks running through the glass. Although some console glass has been reproduced before, I am not aware of these being done. Buckley also made other versions
of this same-cased machine, with different name, and glass graphics. One of them, produced around the same time, was "Long Shot". Another, that they were making as late as 1950, was "Kentucky Derby", in the same style case.
The most unusual thing about these machines, is they all used the same style coinhead, that hung over the edge of the long end of the case. If you were to play it from the end that the graphics are viewed straight-on, you would
have to stretch the length of the case to place the coins in the slots, and flip the play lever. But, normally you wouldn't have done this, as the payout cup was on the right-long-side of the case, so standing there, the coinhead
would be accessable at your right.

[marquith]

Thank you for the information! is there a way to find out exact year? I feel lucky now that the glass is in perfect shape.