The name penny was borrowed from the English coin known as a penny which was 1/240th of a pound. The name itself comes from the word “pennyweight” which is the unit of weight for 1/240th of a troy pound of silver. The coins used in the United States were set by the Coinage Ac...
Crystal Gazer, Future Products, 1931, fortune teller and gumball machine, the equivalent to a penny operated magic 8-ball. Donkey in the Gold Mine, maker unknown, date unknown, coin dispensing fortune teller, remade in the 1980s. Donkey Wonder, Roovers Brothers (Brooklyn NY), 1891 and el...
Crystal Gazer, Future Products, 1931, fortune teller and gumball machine, the equivalent to a penny operated magic 8-ball. Donkey in the Gold Mine, maker unknown, date unknown, coin dispensing fortune teller, remade in the 1980s. Donkey Wonder, Roovers Brothers (Brooklyn NY), 1891 and el...