The term 'Allwin' (listed as patented in 1913?)derives from the fact that most (but by no means all) of this type of machine have no losing cups that catch the ball, the fact that any ball not falling into one of the cups is an automatic loser seems to have been conveniently ignored.Īlthough this early type of machine was popular in Europe (especially France, Germany and the UK) from around 1900 these very collectable early machines, which were often very well made with interesting mechanics and beautifully made cases, were a little lacklustre in their visual player appeal. To learn more about how this type of machine actually works visit our page 'see how it works,'the Allwin' In the coin-op world, the term 'Allwin' refers to a particular type of slot machine, like the one pictured above.
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