Cabinet no. 08 · steady-hand game · circa 1960

Ring-a-DingDo not touch the wire

Guide the tethered brass ring along the full bent-wire course. One touch ends the attempt; reach the finish to win.

Original maker

Palladium

Original stake

1 penny

Player control

Tethered hand ring

Pennywire coin

10 sats

Unlike the three launchers, Ring-a-Ding is a continuous-contact skill test. The original wire route, loops, start and finish positions, handle and tether remain the defining playfield geometry.

Front reconstruction based on the surviving machine shown in Amusements Revisited’s demonstration.