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  Roovers  EDUCATED DONKEY Circa 1899 . Moving her head side to side, the animated female jack-ass lifts her arm and drops it to spin the wheel which selects a fortune - all for a nickel. It was operated at Playlnd-at -he-Beach by Edmund Fey, the brother's father for many years.

  
Reichert HENNE und HAHN (above) circa 1928 . The Egg Machine was imported from Dresden, Germany by Edmund Fey for his arcade.The player would insert a dime, turn the crank, the cock would crow and out rolled a tin egg filled with candy. When operated at the Liberty belle it dropped a real hard-boiled egg.
Caille UNCLE SAM 1908. The classic strength tester gave the patrons the opportunity to test their power by shaking hands with Uncle Sam. Squeezing the bottom finger would rotate the arrow on the dial registering the amount of pressure exerted.

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