A Caille Bros. (Detroit) musical Triple Ellipse three-games-in-one upright slot machine in an oak cabinet sold for $147,600 at a Coin-Op & Antique Advertising auction held April 11-13 by Morphy Auctions in Las Vegas, NV. Also, a 1920s Mr. Peanut cast-iron roaster/dispenser made as a point-of-sale display, one of only a few known, changed hands for $135,300; and a circa 1904 Watling Mfg. Co. (Chicago) double upright slot machine known as The Buffalo, in an oak cabinet, earned $56,580.
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