"Fruit machine" was one British term, and the "one-armed bandit" was another popular nickname for the slot machine. The first mechanical slot machine was the Liberty Bell, invented in 1895 by car mechanic, Charles Fey of San Francisco.
Photo Credit: 1910 Slot Machine - Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
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