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30 Years Apart

PostPosted: Thu Jul 06, 2017 5:12 pm
by Rick-okc
In the mid 80s I bought this Little Duke. Always thought it had an interesting stamp on top of the side vendor loading door.
It says: "Wisconsin Novelty Co., State Distributors, Fond Dulac, WI."
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I recently bought a Caille 4-Reel Superior and it has the same stamp on it.
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Anyone else have any of their machines?

Rick

Re: 30 Years Apart

PostPosted: Thu Jul 06, 2017 5:20 pm
by mechanic
I have had a couple Caille Superiors stamped with the Wisconsin Novelty in the reel window frame. The Little Duke I have never seen.

Re: 30 Years Apart

PostPosted: Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:01 pm
by altort
Hi rick

I have seen a couple of the engraved WISCONSIN NOVELTY CO. on Caille slots but never on any other machine, I have a Caille Superior Grand Prize four reel with a brass tag that says: WISCONSIN NOVELTY CO. manufacturers & jobbers 63 north main street fon du lac. wis.

Re: 30 Years Apart

PostPosted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 11:29 am
by papaslots
Wisconsin Novelty was the largest distributor of Caille slot machines. But they were not limited to Caille.

Re: 30 Years Apart

PostPosted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:35 am
by SLOT DYNASTY
papaslots wrote:Wisconsin Novelty was the largest distributor of Caille slot machines. But they were not limited to Caille.


Papa:
I might also ad, that Wisconsin Novelty distributed many Caille Trade Stimulators as well. They didn't put their name on very many
of their models, but you will occasionally find their brass plaque on the front baseboard, just in front of the award card frame, of
the early model Caille "Jr. Bell".
Bill