Jennings Sun Chief Slot Machine Special Flamingo Club Console Antique

Antique, 5 cent / nickel mechanical slot machine from the 1950s. Excellent condition and restored to its original glory. Plays and pays as it should with working jackpot and reserve. 64"H x 23"W x 18D and weighs over 150 lbs. The chrome is in excellent condition for the machine's age and the cabinet shows normal signs of wear. Please contact me for details. It's possible to deliver to Chicagoland Show as well. The Sun Chief made its debut in 1949.

The large lighted plastic panels on both sides of the bottom casting and a bronze Indian head prominently displayed below the reels made this dazzling machine a favorite in the plush Las Vegas Strip hotels. The Sun Chiefs jukebox styled plastics available in various colors for different casinos.

By the end of 1950 western casino versions were specified by the operator with all models available in floor standing cabinets as well as tabletops. The Jennings switch to lighting and plastic color panels had finally made them a match for their Mills counterparts.

The Flamingo was built in 1946 and the third hotel on what would become the Las Vegas Strip. After the Flamingo came the Thunderbird in 1948, two years later the Desert Inn, in 1952 both the Sands and the Sahara, and in 1955 saw three more openings the Dunes, the Riviera and the Royal Nevada, which later became the convention center for the Stardust.

Keywords: antique, vintage, slot machine, trade stimulator, mechanical, coin op, coin-op, Jennings, Mills, Pace, Watling, Columbia, Caille. The item "Jennings Sun Chief Slot Machine Special Flamingo Club Console Antique" is in sale since Monday, May 16, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Casino\Slots\Machines\Antique Coin Slot Machines". The seller is "doadnum" and is located in Papillion, Nebraska. This item can't be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.