Adolphe and Arthur Caille

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The siblings Adolphe (* 1862 in Detroit , Michigan ) and Auguste Arthur (* 1867 , ibid) Caille are the inventors of the first slot machine .

Life

The brothers grew up in Detroit, moved with their parents to Owosso in 1876 and to East Saginaw in 1880 . Adolphe initially worked there as a carpenter . The brothers later invented the first automatic cash register . The coins were arranged by a wire system. In 1888 they founded the Caille Cash Carrier Company .

A year later, they invented the first slot machine, the Caille Black Cat in 1889 . The later company Caille Bros. Co. was the largest slot machine manufacturer in the USA around 1901.

Others

  • The Lucky Luke comic The One Armed Bandit deals with the Caille brothers who try to spread their "bandits" in the USA .

literature

  • Paul Leake: History of Detroit, a Chronicle of its Progress, its Industries, its Institutions, and the People of the Fair City of the Straits . Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago 1912