Character slots came into being in the early 1950's, when Frank Polk carved 92 life size statues of cowboys and eastern characters to hold slot machines. As the price of an original Polk character slot machine rose beyond the reach of even the most ardent collector, other people started to carve character slots. Today, the premier craftsman and carver of character slot machines is Dick DeLong from the hunting woods of Western Pennsylvania. Dick personally hand carves each of his sculptures and makes your slot machine as uniques as you want it to be. If a cowboy, or indian chief is not unique enough, he'll carve you a baseball player, golfer, or even an out-of-space creature. He has carved Character Slots for Hollywood movie studios and numerous celebrities. his carvings were recently featured on the Regis and kathy Lee show among the best Christmas gifts. If you want to create your own unique character slot, you can call Dick at (814) 965-5778, visit him at 204 Woodland Avenue in Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania 15845, or visit him at one of the slot machine and jukebox shows in Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, or Baltimore.