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Schultze a prolific inventor received a patented on his new line of slot machine in 1893, 1894, and 1895. | 1896 Schall ILLINOIS Daniel Schall of Chicago, began making wheel slots using the Schultze impotent patents. |
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3- Reel Bell In the late 1890s
and into the early 1900s the automatic paying floor machines
were the largest competitor to the 3-reel slots. The loud clanging
of the mech and beautiful cabinetry were a favorite in many saloons.These
large floor machines sold nationwide and were produced by a number
of manufacturers. |
Impotent Patents The Schultze patent rights did not hold up in court when a Federal Judge ruled the slots could only be used for gambling and had no useful purpose. See article below.  The Caille Bros. floor machine mechs used
a similar payout disc, with holes punched for wins ,as the Fey
Liberty Bell. The mechs also used vertical payout fingers and
horizontal levers to hold back the slides. |
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One of the many turn-of-the-century saloons that had one or more floor machines . Each one of the Caille Brothers slots in this mining camp gambling hall had a Swiss music box located in the bottom of the cabinet. The music attachment evaded the law by being able to often classify the machines as musical devices. |
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