332: Scissor Bucket Carny Game. American, ca. 2000.

Scissor Bucket Carny Game. Mike Kautz, maker, ca. 2000. Every carnival midway featured one of these gaffed buckets to separate marks from their bankrolls. To win, simply rebound baseballs off the dot on the drumhead and through the hole. This is easy, until the seesaw-like spring device inside the back panel is activated; at that point, the task is nearly impossible. As long as the ball rebounds off the back and is allowed to drop into the trap, the next ball will go through the hole. But beware the agent’s hand is under the hole, preventing the ball from hitting the bottom of the trap. The next ball will bounce far and wide of the hole. With one baseball. 44” high. Exc.