Coin Slot Magazine - #073 - 1981 - March [International Arcade Museum]
The following is an article submitted by one of our
readers. It is in reference to an auction held in Akron, Ohio
on December 6, 1980. You will find the prices to be of in
OHIO
SLOT
MACHINE
AUCTION
terest.
Trade Winds Gallery of Akron, Ohio held a large
collectibles auction in Strongsville, Ohio on
Saturday, December 6th. The auction included
lamps, jewelry, art pottery, coins, clocks, slot
machines, guns, and music boxes. The second
session which started at 6:30 P.M. included all of the guns,
slot machines, and music boxes.
Seventy-four Mills slot machines and one Jennings
By David Wright
machine were put up for auction. Two hours before the
first session and two hours between sessions were allotted
for preview time. The exteriors of the machines were in as
found condition but most of the mechanisms had been
cleaned and lubricated. Additional adjustments will be re
quired as coin jams were the rule rather than the excep
tion.
A
large
crowd
attended
both
sessions.
The
slot
machines were intermixed with the guns and the music
boxes. A successful bidder on one machine often had the
option of buying a similar machine in a different coin
denomination for the same price. No rare or unusual
machines were auctioned with the collections being made
up of Blue, Brown, and Diamond Fronts along with Black
Cherry, Golden Falls, and various High Tops.
The vast majority of the machines sold for
between $950 and $1200. Quarter machines
generally sold for $100-$ 150 more than similar
dime and nickle machines and the three 50$
machines brought the highest prices of the
auction. Boxes of slot machine parts brought some of the
most spirited bidding of the auction. The most interesting
music box was a 27" disc playing, coin operated Regina
with automatic changer which sold for $12,000.
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