Coin Slot
Issue: 1981 November 081 - Page 64
Coin Slot Magazine - #081 - 1981 - November [International Arcade Museum]
$CV: S
SERIAL
NUMBER
UPDATE
by Dick Bueschel
N
lot so many serials this month, but a
lot of interesting stuff. Whereto begin? Mills, of course,
because that's what most collectors have. And we'll
take it from the top of the listed serials.
That 1923 COUNTER O.K. model of the "Owl" cabinet
Mills Bell has been revamped. Now it carries a Rock-
Ola jackpot. The machine is serial 87,981, which is
really upgrading an old-fashioned model.
Moving on down the line you'll see some interesting
model names for various WAR EAGLE models, and
therein lies a tale. To back up a bit It is known from old
Mills Novelty records, interviews with Mills people and
the advertising in The Billboard that Mills Novelty
Company made a number of wartime revamps to keep
Here's
Paul Olson
of Sartell,
Minnesota with his Mills MELON,
an off-beat version of the CHERRY
and the machine that introduced
the melon symbol to slots. If you
need a new key chain, Paul has an
One of the classics, this is the second-genera
tion model of the two jackpot Mills SILENT
"War Eagle"models is stunning and new model
discoveries are being made all the time. Read
the copy. You'll see. This serial is 271,445.
Owner is Greg Lewis.
the operators going and to meet special needs. Among
these models were the February 1943 revamps of the
old SILENT"War Eagle" that completely rebuilt the old
machine and did a fantastic refinishing job on the
Another shot of Paul Olson's Mills
MELON. This seems to be a fairly
com
.
m
:
eu model based on survival rates.
from -mus rare
d
The
play is 5C, and the serial number
e
oad .arcade
l
of this model is 435,906. This slot
n
stand is also original.
Dow //www
:
offer in the
copy you might be
p
t
ht
interested in.
62-THE COIN SLOT
© The International Arcade Museum
This is the Mills BROWN FRONT in
25$ play, in stock at Paul Olson's
Olson's Slot Shoppe
Minnesota. Compare
in Sartell,
it to the
MELON and you'll see how similar
these machines are. This BROWN
FRONT is 25C play, serial 440,388.
November 1981
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
$CV: S
SERIAL
NUMBER
UPDATE
by Dick Bueschel
N
lot so many serials this month, but a
lot of interesting stuff. Whereto begin? Mills, of course,
because that's what most collectors have. And we'll
take it from the top of the listed serials.
That 1923 COUNTER O.K. model of the "Owl" cabinet
Mills Bell has been revamped. Now it carries a Rock-
Ola jackpot. The machine is serial 87,981, which is
really upgrading an old-fashioned model.
Moving on down the line you'll see some interesting
model names for various WAR EAGLE models, and
therein lies a tale. To back up a bit It is known from old
Mills Novelty records, interviews with Mills people and
the advertising in The Billboard that Mills Novelty
Company made a number of wartime revamps to keep
Here's
Paul Olson
of Sartell,
Minnesota with his Mills MELON,
an off-beat version of the CHERRY
and the machine that introduced
the melon symbol to slots. If you
need a new key chain, Paul has an
One of the classics, this is the second-genera
tion model of the two jackpot Mills SILENT
"War Eagle"models is stunning and new model
discoveries are being made all the time. Read
the copy. You'll see. This serial is 271,445.
Owner is Greg Lewis.
the operators going and to meet special needs. Among
these models were the February 1943 revamps of the
old SILENT"War Eagle" that completely rebuilt the old
machine and did a fantastic refinishing job on the
Another shot of Paul Olson's Mills
MELON. This seems to be a fairly
com
.
m
:
eu model based on survival rates.
from -mus rare
d
The
play is 5C, and the serial number
e
oad .arcade
l
of this model is 435,906. This slot
n
stand is also original.
Dow //www
:
offer in the
copy you might be
p
t
ht
interested in.
62-THE COIN SLOT
© The International Arcade Museum
This is the Mills BROWN FRONT in
25$ play, in stock at Paul Olson's
Olson's Slot Shoppe
Minnesota. Compare
in Sartell,
it to the
MELON and you'll see how similar
these machines are. This BROWN
FRONT is 25C play, serial 440,388.
November 1981
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
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