Coin Slot Magazine - #088 - 1982 - June[International Arcade Museum]
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ETTERS Continued
Serial 620,304 is for Mills BELL-O-MA TIC Bell machine
made in Nevada, and the 1954 date sounds about right Known
serials, as listed in An Illustrated Price Guide to the 100 Most
Collectible Slot Machines, Volume 3 include 599,289 for a
25( Mills 21 STANDARD "Hightop" and 649,477 for a 10t
Mills BLUE "Hightop."
Your mention ofa "7" on each reel identifies it as a Mills 21,
probably a 21 STANDARD. So the mechanism is thatfor any
Mills 21, fully described and illustrated, with complete main
tenance data, in Coin Slot Guide No. 6for the Mills21/BLACK
GOLD/DEUCES WILD. Hope that helps you.
The Editor
Dear Editor,
You advised me in May, 1980 that Lemons, Cherries and
Bell Fruit Gum by Richard Bueschel would 'hopefully' be
published last year.
Has it been published now?
Yours truly,
Richard A. Carlan
Dear Mr. Carlan,
Specializing in Antique Slot Machines
No, Lemon's, Cherries and Bell-Fruit-Gum has not yet been
published, but according to the author, Dick Bueschel, and the
publisher, Vestal Press in Vestal NY, it is still "in the works."
This is a major work of history, and we are all eagerly
awaiting its completion. The problem, as we see it, is that the
author is attempting to do a "perfect"job. We've commented on
this situation from time to time, and we know that the material
that will be in this book, including its hundreds of original
photographs, is something that we all want But all we can do is
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The Editor
Dear Editor,
I really enjoy The Coin Slot and it seems to be getting better
with every issue.
I have the following machine for your serial number list: 5
Jennings DUTCH BOY with automatic jackpot, serial number
76,523.
Please provide some information on how to spot a reproduc
tion, particularly, recast metal fronts and switched mechanisms.
Thank you,
Jac Scheideman
Dear Smilin' Jack,
Thanksfor theplug, and good question. Just how can you tell
a repro, and find out about a switched mech?
Let's start with your machine, the Jennings JACKPOT
"Primer" (meaning it has a back-up reserve jackpot to fill the
pot when aplayer hits and the visiblepot is dumped) commonly
called the "Dutch Boy, "5tplay, serial 76,523. That dates it at
late 1929 or early 1930. To our knowledge no one has yet recast
thisfront, suggesting thatyou havean original. Another clue to
an original is a serial number — which you have — die-
stamped into the metal Thefinal clue is appearance. With age
aluminum earns a patina, or dulled offcolor. Ifthe metal looks
June, 1982
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