DONKEY BRAY LIFTER (1925) -- Long before Wii Fit had us sweating on balance boards, machines like the Donkey Bray Lifter had us proving our might. For a penny, players would tug on a lever at the base of the machine to test their strength. If they were strong enough, the donkey at the top of the device would let out a loud "Hee Haw!"
Image courtesy Automatic Pleasures - The History of
the Coin Machine - Nic Costa
DONKEY BRAY LIFTER (1925) -- Long before Wii Fit had us sweating on balance boards, machines like the Donkey Bray Lifter had us proving our might. For a penny, players would tug on a lever at the base of the machine to test their strength. If they were strong enough, the donkey at the top of the device would let out a loud "Hee Haw!"
Image courtesy Automatic Pleasures - The History of
the Coin Machine - Nic Costa