1892 Colby Lung Tester One of the Oldest Breathalyzers

1892 Colby Lung Tester Gambling Dicer

Item:1892 Cloby Lung Tester and Gambling Dicer Combo.
Price$ Sold for $7,850.
Auction:Ebay sold as Buy It Now.
Date:December 19, 2011
Seller: cailledog
Feedback:331 (100%)
Seller Location:Northridge, California.

Description and images by Seller cailledog-

This is one of the arliest coin operated machines ever made. it is from 1892 which is the very beginning of trade stimulators.

Imagine using the lung tester aspect to get around the law the idea did not last very long no other dicer has been made with this feature.

There are less than 6 of these dice trade stimulators are in collections today. In fact ask any collector if their collection has a machine earlier than 1892. Not many exist.

Penny arcade collectors can look at this as one of the early arcade machines because of the lung test feature. However this is a gaming machine for sure penny arcade lung test machines were popular around 1904 and not for long. This is a saloon machine. This restored machine works perfectly. All wood and castings and award card are original.

Look at the image from Dick Bueschel’s book—VINTAGE TRADE STIMULATORS AND COUNTER GAMES. 1892 is one of the earliest years for coin-operated games.

THIS IS AN ANTIQUE GAMBLING MACHINE—-therefore the following applies-

Due to laws regulating the sale of antique slot machines, I will not sell to customers in the states of Alabama, Connecticut, Hawaii, Indiana, Nebraska, South Carolina and Tennessee. Bids from any of these states will be cancelled and buy it now will be voided.