The Automatic Dealer

Description

The machine is mechanical, motor driven.there are 5 rings with playing cards an letters painted on them. When you push the button the rings start to spin, and then clatter to a stop. There are 4 hand dealt out. This is stud poker dealer, plus other games can be played as well.It is mechanical, once a motor starts it in motion.The mech has 5 drums that spin and show 4 hands of 5 card, and 10 letters. The cards and letters are painted on the drums. The drums are connected to a series of gears, cams cogs, and springs, much like a slot machine. There is a foot operated switch connected to it. A bartender would be paid for a number of games and he would rack the up by stepping on the foot switch. Then the players would play game of 5 card stud, or whatever the came up with.

The Automatic Dealer was produced by O. D. Jennings & Co. in 1940.

O. D. Jennings & Co. released 286 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1912. O. D. Jennings & Co. was based in United States.

Other machines made by O. D. Jennings & Co. during the time period The Automatic Dealer was produced include: Bank Chief, Chief - Blue Skin, Silver Chief - Melon, Win-A-Pack, Super Chief, Bobtail, Bronze Chief, Fast Time, Free Play Fast Time, and Golfa Rola