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I am looking at a Caille Silent Sphinx . It has three reels visible but when you open the back it has a 4th reel. Reel is different color with lemons spaced apart. anyone know what this reel is?

thanks

peter

Did a quick down and dirty search on Internet did not find any mention of a fourth reel. Didja take any photos?
It's an early 30's machine though. Pictures on Internet show it looks cool.

link below

http://www.antiqueslotmachines.com/prod ... 3756174749

i am thinking the case was changed out because i found this other photo

http://rwatts.cdyn.com/Graphics/album/C ... 2-1934.jpg

It is a 4 reel Sphinx, not a common machine. If it only shows 3 reels, it has the wrong glass frame. I've seen this before. Caille made the 4 reel model in the Superior jackpot and the Sphinx however the 4 reel Superior is the one you usually see. See photo, there was an additional award card that belongs below the jackpot which explains the 4th reel reward. It is missing on the picture I posted. The previous posted of that plated Sphinx looks like a deferred pay window. Every 4 reel I have seen shows all 4 reels fully.

Watlingboy

Thank you - another "Caveat Emptor on the internet!!

Earlier today the vendor said it has 4 reels and maby was intended for the vendor but was not sure. When i called him back and said its a switched out case i got the tap dance.

That company is now off my list!!

Looks like somebody hacked a hole in a Superior payline card so the 4th (1st?) reel lemon would show through when it comes up instead of installing a 4-reel window casting for this model, which is practically an interchangeable part with the 3-reel window... and last time I looked 4-reel window recasts are still available, for a price. So if anyone wanted to put this one "right," it could be done. That 4th/1st lemon reel, BTW, offers no automatic payout and acts as a sort of passive trade stimulator attraction, with the rare 1-2-3-4 lineup prize to be paid over-the-counter by the operator. More information on that can be found on this forum by searching up "Caille Grand Prize."

petcmc wrote:Thank you - another "Caveat Emptor on the internet!!

Earlier today the vendor said it has 4 reels and maby was intended for the vendor but was not sure. When i called him back and said its a switched out case i got the tap dance.

That company is now off my list!!

Thank you for all the information - would not want I "Rope-A-Dope" slot

I have only seen the four reel grand prize on the Superior, but I would not doubt that it could have been had on the Silent Sphinx, but all of the original Silent Sphinx that I have seen have the hydraulic clock for a quieter operation hence the name, some were converted to a mechanical clock, but with the fourth reel blocked with a three reel window casting and a mechanical clock I would have to say that the mech was swapped out of a Superior grand prize.

According to this ad, Silent Sphinxes were available in both three- and four-reel versions, but as Al points out, all were supposed to be "pump-regulated."