A Gypsy Fortune Teller by the Automatic Amusement Co. London,

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Fortune Tellers

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A Gypsy Fortune Teller by the Automatic Amusement Co. London,
with central circular outer dial displaying 42 fortunes, with a colour print 1d. operated internal dial of a gypsy woman indicating player's fate, in oak case with metal plaque below the dial reading, To tell your fortune I do not pretend but I'll give you some fun if a penny you'll spend, circa 1889 -21in. (53.3cm) high

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拍品專文

In order for this machine to be used without breaking gambling laws at the time, the plaque does not in any way deceive the player by guaranteeing it would be able to tell a person's fortune. The word fun first appears in this concept by not calling it a gaming or gambling machine. This is the first patented spinning dial fortune teller.

(Automatic Pleasures, N. Costa p.107; Costa-Haskell p.6)