LIBERTY BELL SLOT MACHINE
CHARLES AUGUST FEY BEGAN INVENTING AND MANFAC-
TURING SLOT MACHINES IN 1894. FEY PIONEERED MANY
INNOVATIONS OF COIN OPERATED GAMING DEVICES IN HIS
SAN FRANCISCO WORKSHOP AT 406 MARKET STREET IN-
CLUDING THE ORIGINAL THREE-REEL BELL SLOT MACHINE
IN 1898. THE INTERNATIONAL POPULARITY OF THE BELL
SLOT MACHINES ATTESTS TO FEY'S INGENUITY AS AN EN-
TERPRISING INVENTOR WHOSE BASIC DESIGN OF THE THREE
REEL SLOT MACHINE CONTINUES TO BE USED IN MECHAN-
ICAL GAMING DEVICES TODAY.
CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO. 937
PLAQUE PLACED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
AND RECREATION IN COOPERATION WITH E CLAMPUS VITUS
OCTOBER 21, 1984
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