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Liberty Bell Slot Machine

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...

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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