![]() ![]() Nutt & Muddle supplied and serviced the casino's poker machines. By this time the NSW Police was tolerating an increasing number of machines in clubs, while in 1950 Reg Ansett opened the Hayman Island resort which featured a casino. In 1946 Nutt & Muddle manufactured its first 'Jubilee' machine, a copy of the Mills Chrome Bell. The machines were damaged but Muddle was able to repair them and lease them to a small number of clubs.ĭuring the 2nd world war Nutt & Muddle acquired and leased further machines, including several which had been confiscated by the NSW police plus a large number of machines imported by the US Army. In 1938 Mick Grace of Grace Bros offered Roy Nutt sixteen gaming machines which had been confiscated by police in New Caledonia. Nutt formed Nutt & Muddle with his friend Sid Muddle, who made an agreement with the Streets ice cream company to secure contracts with milk bars interested in Streets ice cream and Nutt & Muddle pinballs. In 1936 Roy Nutt, a salesman for Starkey's Soft Drinks and president of the Commercial Travellers Club, purchased about 50 pinball machines and leased them to milk bars and cafes. ![]() Nutt & Muddle was the first major Australian manufacturer of gaming machines. Brand name Jubilee made its mark with their mechanical mechanisms. The slot machine is in working condition, coins included.ĭuring the 1960's these machines were imported and operated in amusement arcades throughout Europe. The Jubilee “Penny Spin” was manufactured in Sidney, Australia by Nutt & Muddle in the early 60’s. ![]()
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