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The Bryans Penny Arcadeby Melvyn Wright

This web site is a tribute to W.E.Bryan, the inventive genius of the BritishSlot Machine industry. It contains a complete listing of his machines,along with photographs and information about each machine. There isalso a Collectors' Corner, where Bryans enthusiasts can buy, sell, and swapmachines with other collectors.

I am always interested in hearing from fellow Bryans collectors, particularlyif you can supply any additional information for these pages, especiallyphotographs.


The Bryans Story
The history of
Bryans Automatic Works
Kegworth

Latest updates: 22ndh February
Site created 4th April 1999
21 years old

W.E.Bryan and his slot machines
William Edward Bryan was born in 1894, and opened up his slot machine factory at Kegworth, Derbyshire (England) in 1920. He had served his apprenticeship with Rolls Royce and worked as a motor mechanic in his own garage. The local showmen would bring their slot machines to his garage for him to repair. He became fascinated by these slot machines, and was convinced that he could design better and more reliable examples. How right he was! He soon left the garage trade, and began producing slot machines full-time.

Bryan was a mechanical genius, who invented 48 different amusement machine designs, and patented many improvements to their mechanisms. Whereas other slot machine manufacturers would simply copy existing ideas, perhaps with different artwork, Bryan would devise totally new and original games. Even games which outwardly appeared to be similar to standard machines had additional features like replays, multiple-payouts, jackpots and operator customisation. It seems that no mechanical problem would be too complex for Bryan's inventive mind to solve, and his solutions were often deceptively simple. Some of his machines were full of a bewildering array of levers, wheels and linkages; but they were always very reliable. They had to be, otherwise he would have been out of business very quickly.


William Edward Bryan

Bryan officially retired in 1966, but his inventive skills proved impossible to replace, and he continued design work for the factory until 1973. He died in 1984. The Bryans Automatic Works still continued to trade in Kegworth up until the year 2000, run by William's son, Jim Bryan. As well as supplying new machines, they also supplied spare parts and undertook repairs for machine operators and collectors. The value of Bryans machines, and the interest in them, has risen significantly in the last few years, as slot machine enthusiasts have come to appreciate his fascinating games, and the clever mechanisms behind them. Read the full story...

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Chronological listing of Bryans Machines

Year

Machine

Type of Game

Rarity*
1927OddclodCoin projected into a cupClick for more details

6

1930Clock (6 win)Clock Spinning gameClick for more details

1

1933WaterfallCoin drop gameClick for more details

5

1933WindmillSpinning gameClick for more details

5

1933TricklerBall catching gameClick for more details

4

1933Pot The CopperCoin rolling gameClick for more details

6

1934RipplerBall catching gameClick for more details

4

1934PayramidBall catching gameClick for more details

3

1935BumperPayout strikerClick for more details

6

1935Six-or-More (Six-O-More)Ball catching gameClick for more details

5

1935Walden Goliath CraneCrane gameClick for more details

5

1936All Square CraneCrane gameClick for more details

4

1936Multi-Sided CraneMultiple cranes gameClick for more details

5

19??All Square Cranes (show)Multiple cranes gameno information

5

1936Nudist ColonyAnt peep show!Click for more details

4

19??Live Peep ShowAnt peep show!Click for more details

4

1936Rockets3-column ball gameClick for more details

4

1937Ball Sport2-player ball gameClick for more details

6

1937All Sport2-player ball gameClick for more details

3

1937Bran TubPrize grabbing gameClick for more details

4

1937PendulumGift vendor?Click for more details

6

1937Automatic Postcard VendorPostcard vendorClick for more details

6

1938Hidden TreasureSwinging pendulums gameClick for more details

3

1938Prize FinderPrize grabbing gameClick for more details

6

1939-45 Business suspended due to World War II

1946RetreevaBall catching gameClick for more details

4

1947Clock (12 win)Clock spinning gameClick for more details

1

1948Disappearing DiscMagic illusion viewerClick for more details

4

1948String CutterMagic illusion viewerClick for more details

4

1948Magic Spirals (prototype)Magic illusion viewerClick for more details

6

1948Dye WorksMagic illusion viewerClick for more details

6

c1950Breezy Wind ToysNot a slot machine!Click for more details

6

1953Kiddie-RideChildrens' RideClick for more details

5

1953FivewinAllwinClick for more details

2

1953Pilwin PlayAllwinClick for more details

4

1953Worl Borl2-player ball gameClick for more details

3

1954Four-SquareFour AllwinsClick for more details

3

1955ElevensesAllwinClick for more details

1

1956Pilwin / Pilwin 56AllwinClick for more details

2

1956GapwinAllwinClick for more details

4

1956TencupAllwinClick for more details

3

1956U-WinAllwinClick for more details

4

1958Satellite2-player gameClick for more details

5

1960Payramid (new version)Ball catching gameClick for more details

3

1961QuadmaticFour MachinesClick for more details

5

19613-Ball, Nine Cup3-ball AllwinClick for more details

4

19613-Ball, Seven Win3-ball AllwinClick for more details

4

19613-Ball Forks3-ball catching gameClick for more details

3

1961Clock TowerFour ClocksClick for more details

4

1962Tick TockSwinging pendulums gameClick for more details

4

1963BullionSpinning pointer gameClick for more details

1

1965Fruit BowlSpinning dial gameClick for more details

2

196?New CraneCrane gameClick for more details

5

1968Penny-Go-RoundCoin pusherClick for more details

5

1968Double DeckerCoin pusherClick for more details

4

1970Double Top2-player AllwinClick for more details

4

1984Magic Spirals (production)Magic illusion viewerClick for more details

5

* Rarity is on ascale of 1 to 6, with 1 being 'readily available' and 6 being 'very rare'. The figures are based on the frequency with which machines come upfor sale in the UK, rather than on the number produced.

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AlphabeticalListing

3-Ball 7 Win3-Ball 9 Cup3-Ball ForksAll Square CraneAll SportAnt Viewer
Auto.Postcard VendorBall SportBran TubBullionBumperClock (6 win)
Clock (12 win)Clock TowerClownCranesDisappearing DiscDouble Decker
Double TopDye WorksElevensesFivewinForksFour-Square
Fruit BowlGapwinGoliath CraneHidden TreasureKiddie RideLive Peep Show
Magic MachinesMagic SpiralsMulti-Sided CraneNew CraneNudist ColonyOdd Clod
PayramidPeep ShowPendulumPenny-Go-RoundPilwin / Pilwin 56Pilwin Play
Postcard VendorPot The CopperPrize FinderQuadmaticRetreevaRides
RipplerRocketsSatelliteSix-or-MoreSolo-RideSpirals
String CutterTencupTick TockTricklerU-WinWalden Crane
WaterfallWindmillWorl Borl
This web site is copyright (C) 1999-2021 MelvynWright
Thanks to
DavidLavenderPenny arcade machine uk, and others,who have given me valuable information in connection with this site. Iam also grateful to those who have submitted photographs, the names of whomare to be found alongside the photographs in question.
Special thanks must also go to

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Jim Hacking and John Cottrell for providing copiesof many of the original Bryans instruction sheets and advertisingflyers.

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A note about values: These were includedon the site because 80% of emails received by me are of the type 'I havexyz machine - how much is it worth?'. The values are based on the bestinformation available at the time, but they are subject to largefluctuations due to the condition of the machine, the case style, and thedemand for it at the time of sale. There is no guarantee that yourparticular machine is worth the amount shown on this site. Nothingis worth more than you can get for it on the day. As these are Britishmachines and most collectors are based in Britain, all values are given inBritish poundsArcade (£).