LOOK at this wonderful thing in ORIGINAL 98% condition 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. Original unmolested working Blue Front 5c ….$1500 It is known as the “Sweetheart” because of the heart designed into the casting. It is known as the QT because it is small and could be lifted on to the counter on the QT. I am the 3rd owner of this rare original one cent slot machine. It’s original location was the Tonopah Stage Stop. It retains the original paint & locks with matching keys. 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. Mills Novelty Company, the manufacturer, was essentially a machine shop and converted to building gun parts for the war effort. This machine was built in 1942 and is cast-iron because aluminum was not available. I always feel fortunate when I am able to buy a slot machine in original unmolested condition. This “oh so” original machine is built like a tank, and a lucky find.ġ925 Mills F O K slot machine … It won’t take much to have this operating is smooth as the day it came from the factory. The 75-year-old grease that has hardened, and a couple of springs have fatigued with age. 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. This machine has its original thick wrinkle and glitter paint in almost immaculate condition. The original 1939 models were often finished in chrome, but because of the war, chrome was also dedicated to the war effort. This particular slot machine is in cast-iron, which means that it was built during World War II. 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 did not stop the determined manufacturer. Aluminum was impossible to get, the resource went entirely to the war effort especially the manufacture of airplanes. 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. When World War II broke out the factory was ideally suited as a large machine shop for the war effort. After over 40 years of manufacturing slot machines, Mills had refined the mechanism to be nearly failsafe, quiet, and smooth. This is a 1939 model Mills brand Diamond Front slot machine. This is an interesting slot machine with some unusual history behind it.
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