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1932 Mills Skyscraper
ORIGINAL;  fortune-telling reels, lock, cash-box, award card, paint, door, instruction sheet, etc
 Complete – $1800
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25c Diamond Front SLOT MACHINE

$1500

This is an interesting slot machine with some unusual history behind it. This is a 1939 model Mills brand Diamond Front slot machine. After over 40 years of manufacturing slot machines, Mills had refined the mechanism to be nearly failsafe, quiet, and smooth. When World War II broke out the factory was ideally suited as a large machine shop for the war effort. They took on all kinds of contracts and even though it seemed unpatriotic at times they were able to sneak through a few slot machines based on this 1939 model. Aluminum was impossible to get, the resource went entirely to the war effort especially the manufacture of airplanes. This did not stop the determined manufacturer. They went from aluminum to cast-iron so they could continue making the slot machines that they had been known for for the previous 40 or 50 years. This particular slot machine is in cast-iron, which means that it was built during World War II. The original 1939 models were often finished in chrome, but because of the war, chrome was also dedicated to the war effort. This machine has its original thick wrinkle and glitter paint in almost immaculate condition. The machine comes with everything original: the cash box, paper strips, instruction sheet, original lock with matching serial number and key, nearly perfect paint, and optional drill proof sides. It is untouched inside and out. The 75-year-old grease that has hardened, and a couple of springs have fatigued with age. It won’t take much to have this operating is smooth as the day it came from the factory. This “oh so” original machine is built like a tank, and a lucky find.

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1925 Mills F O K [ front OK] slot machine …

restored beautifully … $1700

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1c Mills QT “SWEETHEART” – Penny Play
I always feel fortunate when I am able to buy a slot machine in original unmolested condition. This machine was built in 1942 and is cast-iron because aluminum was not available. Mills Novelty Company, the manufacturer, was essentially a machine shop and converted to building gun parts for the war effort. But their original business was slot machines, so when they could, they built a few slot machines right during the middle of World War II. This is such an example. It retains the original paint & locks with matching keys. It’s original location was the Tonopah Stage Stop. I am the 3rd owner of this rare original one cent slot machine. It is known as the QT because it is small and could be lifted on to the counter on the QT. It is known as the “Sweetheart” because of the heart designed into the casting.

sold

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Original unmolested working Blue Front 5c  ….$1500

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NATIONAL 10c CANDY VENDOR

$700 sold

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FABULOUS FORTUNE TELLER

$25,000

LOOK at this wonderful thing in ORIGINAL 98% condition [An almost impossible find for arcade machines] This automaton moves her head ,blinks, and then stares right at you with her glass eyes, her chest heaves a bit as though she breaths, her hand moves across the cards and then she delivers you a printed fortune card. Works every time, 1000’s of cards, original silk-screening, clothes and jewelry. It has been altered to 25c

Grandma's prediction

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1987

PENNY FORTUNE TELLER

sold

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EXHIBIT NOVELTY MERCHANTMAN CLAW MACHINE
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DIGER

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1932 “digger”. The crane picks up the merchandise and delivers it to the bow of the ship with a tropical background. This only shows the business top half of this machine. It is over 6 feet tall in hardwoods and adorned with aluminum castings.
SOLD
$3500
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ROTARY MERCHANDISER by EXHIBIT From Lagoon resort in Northern Utah comes this fun-to-play arcade machine. It was changed to a quarter a long time ago It has art deco styling. There is a turn table in the middle that the player controls when it stops, an arm tries to push prizes up to the chute for him to get. complete as-is
sold
$950
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RESTORED MILLS OWL SLOT MACHINE

This is the one that started Mills Novelty Company’s success.  They actually made these Owl machines before they used the Owl logo.  The Owl was so successful that they incorporated the symbol on all their products from then on until their demise in the 1950s.  Fifty years the Mills Company dominated the slot machine industry, and it had started with this.  This one was restored years ago by Orrin Yaeger, of Denver CO.  He was meticulous in his work.  This machine features copper flash plating, quarter sawn oak, and a fabulous lithographed pin wheel.  I have enjoyed it for years, for $17,000 you can enjoy it many more.

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MILLS HIGH-TOP 

Black Gold model

original condition  $1450

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Seeburg KT Orchestrion working and a restoration in progress

sold

YouTube demo:

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1c penny  HEI SCORE early marble table

$350

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Cail-o-Scope

CAIL-O-SCOPE

10c

rebuilt years ago, works flawlessly,

adorable “Little Rascals” story stereographs

$2600

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Mills Bursting Cherry Nice

sold

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MILLS STEREO VIEWER

 I have refinished this back to original bow front quarter sawn oak and copper flashed the iron. It is filled with 12 stereo views of Indians. I now have an appropriate marquee [not shown]. Clock work mechanism works perfectly, original 1906 tags in the door, original clock key…. PRE old time fun….. $3400

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25c Diamond front cast iron ..smooth 

$2000 

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Band box 1

CHICAGO COIN BANDBOX

WORKING 

Some condition issues

YouTube showing it in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVVgDMBpYvA

SOLD


Nice 25c  BLACK CHERRY …$1900

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RARE 1c PENNY HORSEHEAD BONUS

Original condition and works as it should.

Have you ever seen another?

sold

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STEPHENS BEER BARREL TRADE STIMULATOR

This pays beer or shots and get a free pretzel every time. Replaced pretzel door …otherwise nice original…..

sale pending

$2600

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25c MELLON BELL

Restored and very nice … $2450

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PAUL BUNYON’S MUSICAL STUMP 
This is a wonderful ABSOLUTLY one of a kind 5c musical tree stump. It was custom made in the 1950′s for Paul Bunyon Center in Minnesota. I bought it in rough shape the year it closed: 2003. 
This is ingenious! It incorporates an old cob organ that has been motorized, and resets after it plays it’s tune. The Marquee says “Paul’s musical stump, melodies aged in wood”. It has undergone a huge restoration and it plays and works wonderful.
Hear it on YouTube
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$3700
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HARVARD MEDAL TYPER $1200

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