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Mark Schlesinger
of Middletown, NJ writes, “This penny arcade machine is called
“The Mystic Ray.” It is a floor model machine with only
the top half shown in the photo. It was made in the early 1930’s
by the International Mutoscope Co. of Long Island City, N.Y. When
the player inserts a penny in the coin slot the lights start flashing
and a fountain pen, located between the towers, moves back and forth.
The pen gives the illusion that it is writing a personalized message.
After about 10 seconds a card is dispensed into a cup at the bottom
of the machine. I have been collecting antique penny arcade and
slot machines for more than 40 years. This machine once belonged
to me and it was originally operated at the Fun Arcade in Seaside,
N.J. This machine along with other ones from my collection are described
and pictured in the Time Life Encyclopedia of Collectibles. I read
your newspaper while visiting my daughter in Denver, Colorado.”
Wow! Thanks, Mark, for the information. You, along with What Is
It winner Charles Pheasant of Centennial, Colorado have both won
a year’s subscription to the Mountain States Collector. Congratulations! © 2012 Mountain States Collector |
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