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production until WWII. It even inspired an additional offshoot when it was
produced in a drill-proof model late in 1938 as the BROWN FRONT, with
the cabinet painted in a rich reddish-brown. The BROWN FRONT was
probably even more successful, becoming the third largest seller in the
Mills' line by December 1939. BROWN FRONT'S were built as bells only
in 1,5, 10, 25 cent and rare 50 cent models, with wartime and post-war
revamps modified for silver dollars. BROWN FRONT serials ran up to the
490,000 serials. After WWII many of them, as well as the earlier CHERRY
BELLS, were modified as revamps with the numerous pirate-produced
CHROME, and post-war BLACK CHERRY, GOLDEN FALLS and even
High-Top replacement fronts sold at low prices by small shops all over the
country in order to make the venerable old pre-war machines look new.
Maybe they looked newer, but they certainly didn't have the class.
The final compliment to the effective design of the Mills CHERRY BELL
was when the Watling Manufacturing Company virtually duplicated the
diamond-shaped casting at the end of 1937 and stuck it on the front of their
Rol-A-Top bell to hold a third jackpot, creating the Watling DIAMOND
BELL. Watling even copied the 3-10 Cherry payout, and distributed bright
red cherries over the front casting of the Rol-A-Top case. It was probably
the best looking Rol-A-Top ever made, and became known as the "Cherry
Front." After a while even Watling returned to the basic 3-5 payout plan,
and finally gave up on the idea.
It's easy to see which was the most successful. There are still a lot of
Mills CHERRY and BROWN FRONT bells around. .. and when's the last
time you saw a Watling DIAMOND?
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Reproduction 3D Stereo Cards for Drop Units.
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