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Can anyone help me identity this machine (it's mine)

Thanks,
Jim

Hi,
Your machine is a conversation by Ramsdell Engineering Company, in Maryland, as Maryland was the last state to ban the operation of slot machines in the early 1960's, the Maryland legislation enabled operators to carry on operating but with limited issuing of gambling licences, for instance if an operator was operating say 4 machines, Maryland would issue 4 licences, and then every year after would reduce the licensing my one, was Ramsdell Engineering made one machine into six machine, the operator would license every machine in his operation x six,exending the life on location of every machine, I have all of the original pictures from the Ramsdell company. (See attachments)

Freddy Bailey

Thanks, great explanation!

Is there any way to assess the value of the machine?

Jim

Hi,
Although Ramsdell Engineering did a great job, these machines are not very collectible, in those day's operators never thought that one day coin operated machines would become a collectable item.

They removed glasses, they veneered cabinets, and removed the true identity of the original game.

I recently bought an Evens Winterbook that had been converted, great new glass that was produced by Ramsdell, veneered cabinet and such, but because it was no longer an Evens original Winterbook, I only paid $200.00 for it, and that was after it had been on Ebay twice at a starting price of $400.00. At the same time there is a Evens Winterbook original glass on Ebay for $550.00.

I think these machines are very interesting, as I do of most console models, but collectors have just not taken to them, I think your machine is great.

Freddy Bailey

I like the console machines, Freddy, as my user name probably suggests.

I have a paces "reels" and Evans Galloping Dominos console, looking for the Roll etto Jr or Sr roulette console if you know of one for sale??

Cheers
nigel