Chester-Pollard Play The Derby Arcade Game, Early 20th Century.
A rare c. 1929 vintage arcade game produced by the Chester-Pollard Amusement Company. Play The Derby features a race between two horses, one black and one brown, at the cost of 5¢ to the player. The game is fully mechanical: insert a nickel and two players can each spin a dial to “race” two horses along the racetrack. The number of the winner is noted on a placard after the winning horse crosses the finish line.

Interior of the case has the number 39 painted on it. The inside of the glass door has the number 30 impressed into the wood.


H: 71 W: 43 D: 17 1/4 in.

Proceeds to benefit the Summit County Humane Society and The American Cancer Society. This is not a standard shippable item and will require 3rd party shipping or pickup arrangements to be made. Multiple campaigns of restoration. Upper moulding has been replaced. Cabinet has been rebuilt. Cabinet has been painted and repainted three times; paint has some chipping and crazing present. Gouges and losses to wood on all four sides of the cabinet. Marquee frame is missing wood elements, the placard is a replacement of the original. The underside of the case has been reinforced at each corner with a metal L-bar. Original glass has been replaced. An electric light has been added to the inside of the case to illuminate the game. Modifications to interior of the cabinet. Reproduction stickers have been added to the exterior glass and interior racetrack. Repainting of the winner sign, figurines and horses. Black horse is missing its tail. Area of paint loss to figures, horses and race track. Areas of paint loss to exterior checkered dials. All lots have imperfections or the effects of aging. Gray's Auctioneers shall have no responsibility for any errors or omissions.