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Quartoscope

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Description

This penny picture machine displays 48 pictures - four different sets of twelve stereo card shows. These were made to accept pennies or nickels. The viewer has to spend four coins to see them all. Mills Novelty Co. Pat. October 12, 1897. Some of these machines are known as the Mills Improved Quartoscope or Quartoscope Picture Machine.

Quartoscope was produced by Mills Novelty Co. in 1897.

Mills Novelty Co. released 670 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1896. Mills Novelty Co. was based in United States.

Other machines made by Mills Novelty Co. during the time period Quartoscope was produced include: Pau-Pau, Little Pau-Pau, Kalamazoo, Klondyke, Owl, Owl A Musique - Owl has Music, and Jumbo

Quartoscope - Cabinet - Machine
Cabinet
(Contributed by: Greg McLemore)

Specs

Name Quartoscope
Developer Mills Novelty Co. (United States)
Year 1897 - 1930
Type Arcade
KLOV/MOG # 12753
Sub-Type Viewer

Quartoscope KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Quartoscope Census

There are 14,717 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,455 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,291 machines (6,886 unique titles).

Very rare - There are no known instances of this game owned by one of our active members.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Foto-Finder® (Books)

  1. Arcade 1 Historical Guide to Arcade Machines Vol. 1 Bueschel (ISBN 086667-051-3) Page: 122; Black and white photo
  2. Arcade 1 Historical Guide to Arcade Machines Vol. 1 Bueschel (ISBN 086667-051-3) Page: 211; Black and white photo
  3. Drop Coin Here Rubin (ISBN 0-517-532980) Page: 80; Color photo Price guide: No
  4. American Premium Guide to Jukeboxes and Slot Machines : Identification and Value Guide Ayliffe (ISBN 0896890554) Page: 234; Black and white photo
  5. An American Premium Guide to Jukeboxes and Slot Machines Ayliffe (ISBN 0-89689-082-1) Page: 260; Black and white photo
  6. Coin-ops On Location Bueschel Hatchell (ISBN 0963817604) Page: 59; Black and white photo Price guide: No

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Auctions Recap

Year Count Median $ Average $
2016 1 4,200.00 4,200.00
2017 5 2,400.00 2,697.60
All Years 6 2,850.00 2,948.00

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