A Mid 20thC Fortune Telling Slot Machine; Heaven and Hell by Frederick Bolland c.1952 sub-Curios The top has two slivers

The top has two slivers missing from short grain on both sides which may have been done to allow it to be placed alongside a wall

Depth: 3 inches

The upholstery is worn but could still be retained whilst the frame is solid and importantly the cane work is in very good condition without any punctures present

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A Mid 20thC Fortune Telling Slot Machine; Heaven and Hell by Frederick Bolland c.1952 sub-Curios The top has two sliversOrigin: American Period: Mid 20thC Provenance: Uncle Arthurs Amusements Ltd, Skegness, UK Date: c. 1952 Height: 21 Width: 15 Depth: 6. 5 The wonderfully engaging tabletop 1d, or one Britsh half penny, coin operated Heaven and Hell fortune telling machine, produced by Bollands Amusement Machine Supply Co. in 1952 by Frederick Bolland of the USA, and once used in Uncle Arthurs Amusements Ltd, Skegness, UK, the good oak case with a central glazed circle