Liberty Belle-Reno
Established November1958 and closed March 2006


To visit the Former Liberty Belle Saloon & Restaurant, or the Liberty Belle Collection Sites,
click on the three corresponding Icons below.

 Take a peek at some the
old west memorabilia

Visit the Slot Collection

Visit the Former World Famous
Liberty BelleSaloon and Restaurnt
How it all Began
  Swinging Door
As a side venture Marsh and Frarnk Fey, along with Brother Ed and a friend, opened the Swinging Door (a beer only bar) in San Mateo, California during December of 1955. Both brothers being Bachelors had enough spare money to buy two coin-operated pianos, a player piano, a Mills Violin Virtuoso and an Edison Mltiphone.This was to be the beginning of the huge Liberty Belle Collection..

  Moving the
Swinging Door
Collection to the
Liberty Belle

It took three large rented, U-Haul trailer loads to move the many, heavy machines shown on the left: Top row: 1908 Uncle Sam, 1935 German Egg Layer and a 1908 Multiphone. middle row gumball slot and a 1920 Mills Violano Virtuoso. bottom row: 1947 Wurlitzer Juke box, 1991 Mutoscope, 1895 Donkey Fortune Teller and a 1905 Auto Steroscope.

Not shown in the picture at the left and hauled to Reno by trailer were a second Violano Virtuoso, two coin-operated pianos a player piano and numerous other early pieces of memorabilia.

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