Coin Slot Magazine - #074 - 1981 - April [International Arcade Museum]
Letters to the Editor continued
the rate new "ideas'' in restorations are being created
we'll lose sight of what the original machines looked like.
Keep it up Bruce, and we'll he glad to answer ques
tions at any time. Particularly thanks for the SASE.
I've got to say this. I received over 80 letters in
December asking questions, and while I really want to
answer all of them it has gotten to be a tremendous
burden. That's really why I wrote the books — to answer
the questions once and for all.
Then comes a really good question, and I drop
everything eJse. Your questions are food.
To tackle them:
1. You ask if your Mills JACKPOT, serial 199,330, 5 cents
play, is rare because it has the "left hand" jackpot
dump and two cups. It sure is, because it isn't a Mills
JACKPOT "Poinsettia". While it looks like a "Poinset-
tia", it's actually a Mills Bell from about 1928, either
an OPERATOR BELL or a JACKPOT "Torch". What
has happened here is that the rather rare Keeney
(that's right! Keeney 6r Sons!) POINSETTIA JACKPOT
FRONT has been added. Keeney virtually duplicated
the Mills front for the "Poinsettia", but couldn't tap
into the payout cup at the right. So they made their
own jackpot cup at the left, and the regular payouts
came out at the right just like always. As for the color
scheme, it's correct as you have it in your color photo.
Don't touch a hair on this thing; it's right.
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UPPER FINGER SPRINGS
LOWER FINGER SPRINGS
PAYOUT SLIDE SPRINGS
CLOCK SPRINGS
ESCALATOR SPRINGS
HANDLE SPRINGS
BRAKE WIRE
HEAVY SPRING (On Back of Shaft for Brake)
REPRO CASH BOX
REPRO BACK DOOR
PUSH BAR SPRING AG
STD-850 REEL STOP SPRING
D-620 EXTENSION SPRING
$1.20/6. $14.00/100'
$1.20/6. $16.00/100
$3.00/5. $5.50/10
$2.00 Ea., $5.50/3
$2.00 Ea., $5.50/3
$2.50 Ea., $6.00/3
$2.00 Ea., $5.50/3
$4.00 Ea.
$10.00 Ea.
$20.00
$2.50 Ea., $7.00/3
$2.00 Ea., $5.50/3
...50* Ea., $1.25/3
UPPER FINGER SPRINGS
LOWER FINGER SPRINGS
PAYOUT SLIDE SPRINGS
$1.70/6. $20.00/100
$1.70/6. $20.00/100
$3.50/6. $6.00/12
FOR WATLING SLOT MACHINES
CLOCK SPRINGS
HANDLE SPRINGS
BRAKE WIRE
BUTTERFLY SPRING (For Coin Reject)
RIGHT ANGLE ROD (For Reject w/Cotter Pin)
STOP LEVER SPRINGS
REPRO CASH BOX
$2.00 Ea., $5.50/3
$3.50 Ea.. $5.50/2
$2.00 Ea., $5.50/3
$4.50 Ea.
$5.00 Ea.
50% Ea., $1.25/3
$11.00 Ea.
FOR JENNINGS SLOT MACHINES
UPPER FINGER SPRINGS
$1.30/6. $16.00/100
LOWER FINGER SPRINGS
$1.20/6. $16.00/100
PAYOUT SLIDE SPRINGS
$3.50/5. $6.50/10
CLOCK SPRING (Short)
$2.00 Ea. $5.00/3
CLOCK SPRING (Long)
$3.00 Ea. $8.00/3
ESCALATOR SPRINGS
Use Upper Finger Springs
HANDLE SPRINGS
$2.50 Ea., $6.50/3
BRAKE WIRE
$2.00 Ea., $5.50/3
HEAVY SPRING (On Back of Shaft for Brake)
$4.00 Ea.
V9-36 and V9-27A OPERATING SPRING
$4.50 Ea., $8.00/2
REPRO CASH BOX
$16.00 Ea.
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2. The Watling TREASURY serial L-73, 929 (you didn't
enclose the photo you mentioned) is probably around
1938 production, which is just about the time that they
started with their own cabinets. There are "Gold"
TREASURY and "Blue" TREASURY machines, and
we can't tell if you have one or the other without the
photo.
3. The Watling ROL-A-TOR, serial ROL-65,774, was
never plated anything. Watling was cheap, and they
just painted their machines. Any brass plating came
later, in restorations. But Watling; they just painted
gold, and did a sloppy job of it at that. Vender fronts
seem to be slightly preferred, but all of that is fad
dish. Any ROL-A-TOR is a beaut.
Editor
Dear Editor,
Enclosed is my check for $25.00 for a one year sub
scription to The Coin Slot. I have been interested in the
history and collecting of antique slot machines for
several years and am very much looking forward to
receiving The Coin Slot.
Also enclosed is a news story copy from the December
12th Great Falls Tribune about the confiscation of two
antique slot machines. I thought it might be of interest. It
is a shame that the laws have not yet been changed in
Montana. I am in hopes that such a bill will be in
troduced in the upcoming Montana legislature. Is it pos
sible to obtain a current list of all states that now permit
collecting antique slots?
Regarding your letter of November 18th answering my
inquiry about Coin Slot Guide #25,1 am enclosing a photo
of a machine and ask if you can confirm identification. It
is on the right, and very similar to the "Mills BLACK
CHERRY" on the left. Placement of the cherry orna-
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