Coin Slot

Coin Slot Magazine - #023 - 1976 - December [International Arcade Museum]
Although the Triple was the shining star of the Auction, many other
bright spots appeared: a restored Yale Wonder Clock (pictured
in last
months Coin Slot) sold for $7250.00, somewhat lower than many expec
ted in light of its condition and rarity.
quite reasonable $4250.00.
A lovely Mills Cricket went for a
A rare Mills 25cf Big Six Jackpot upright in
very good, but unrestored condition, sold for $3700.00. A Musical Mills
Owl in questionable mechanical condition sold for $3500.00, a very
reasonable price in light of current collector demand for musical uprights.
Other uprights sold at prices ranging from $3600.00 for a Mills Dewey to
$5000.00 for a Caille Musical Detroit with token payout.
Although this auction did not have as many rare counter-top machines as
the previous auctions, there were several
nice ones.
Included was an
early Clawson spring-wound dice machine which sold for $3750.00. A
similar Clawson machine had sold for about $4500.00 in the first auction
last year.
Two Kelley ( similar to Mills ) Upright Perfection card
machines (one restored, one unrestored) sold for $1050.00 for the pair.
A Mills Commercial cast iron card flip machine in excellent condition
went for $1200.00. A Mills Target Practice for $225.00, a bi Triple Jack
for $500.00 and a 5 Jacks for $450.00 were examples of prices paid for
coin drops.
A beautiful, late model Watling Brownie went for $2000.00
Although quantity of arcade machines was few, the quality was excellent.
A 5-reel Mutoscope sold for $650.00, a Sphinx Fortune Teller for
$650.00, and a Wizard model for $475.00, a Rosinfield Drop Card
Machine for $750.00, a Mills Quartoscope for $1350.00, two Chester
Follard Footballs for $725.00, and $900.00, an original Exhibit Love
Tester for $1950.00, and a combination strength/electricity machine for
$975.00. The two outstanding arcade machines of the auction were the
Caille Puss 'ri Boots Fortune Teller which was bid up to $3000.00 and a
Mills Card Drop Machine, with cylinder record player and Ear Phones, for
$3200.00.
There were relatively few coin-operated machines of commerce (i.e. non-
amusement machines).
However, there was a beautiful old Bull's Head
Perfume vendor which sold for $1100.00.
The other outstanding com
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There were many exceptional automatic music machines.
A Seeburg G,
in working, but unrestored condition, sold for $18,000.00. In brief, some
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