Coin Slot Magazine - #072 - 1981 - February [International Arcade Museum]
Letters to the Editor continued
in Guide No. 15 while further details about the jackpot and
future play features will be covered.
Nice machine, and it looks to be in great shape.
Regards;
Editor
Gentlemen,
Please direct this letter to someone that can help me to
determine the age of my antique machine and its approximate
value per the enclosed four snapshots. I have thoroughly
inspected this machine inside and out and cannot find any type
of markings. I recently purchased your book "An Illustrated
Price Guide to the 100 Most Collectible Slot Machines" and
cannot find this unit shown.
Any help you can offer will be very much appreciated.
Respectfully,
John Petrovich
P.S. This is a good working machine and I would rate it in the
fair to good catagory.
Dear John;
Your machine is a "flat glass" Mills OPERATOR BELL
"Owl", but it's hard to say if it's the 1923, 1924, or 1925
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HANDLE SPRINGS
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$2.00 Ea., $5.50/3
HEAVY SPRING (On Back of Shaft for Brake)
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OPERATOR BELL. Only the serial number can tell us that.
Ifyou look closely you may be able to find the serial number.
It's die stamped in the wood to the right of the coin chute and
just above the playing handle at rest. Ifit's below 90,000 it's the
1923; if it's above 120,000 it's the 1925. If it's in the middle it's
probably the 1924.
Sorry you couldn'tfind this machine in "100 Most Collectible
. . ."volumes. It'll be in volume 3 ofthe slot machine series. You
might also like to know that Coin Slot Guide No. 24 isfor this
machine and describes it, dates it and shows the mechanism and
how to maintain it. You can get it from Coin Slot Books for
$7.45 postpaid.
Based on the manuscript for volume 3 coming up, the Mills
1923 (through 1925) OPERATOR BELL is from "Fair" to
"Good" condition is rated at from $700 to $1,100.
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FEBRUARY, 1981