Mills Novelty Poker Hand 5 Reel Slot Machine the Jockey
Mills Novelty Poker Hand 5 Reel Slot Machine the Jockey
This finished today at auction in Essex, for £2400 to an internet bidder...these sell in the US for way more than this and date back to around 1905ish.....
Only problem is I spent ages comparing this machine to others on the net and something didn't feel right about the finish. Living not a long way away, I decided to view.....I am convinced this is a repro, crude castings, very new parts fressh off the workshop, I guess I will leave others to judge. If it were original, very rare indeed.
The auctioneer told me the buyer paid $5000 for it a few years ago and bought it online from the states
Only problem is I spent ages comparing this machine to others on the net and something didn't feel right about the finish. Living not a long way away, I decided to view.....I am convinced this is a repro, crude castings, very new parts fressh off the workshop, I guess I will leave others to judge. If it were original, very rare indeed.
The auctioneer told me the buyer paid $5000 for it a few years ago and bought it online from the states
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Re: Mills Novelty Poker Hand 5 Reel Slot Machine the Jockey
only saw this very late last night and had no info
from the auctioneers, i was on a rare trip out today
was in herts collecting & was tempted to carry on down
but in the end decided to turn back and get back home
from your account TF probably made the right decision.
GP
from the auctioneers, i was on a rare trip out today
was in herts collecting & was tempted to carry on down
but in the end decided to turn back and get back home
from your account TF probably made the right decision.
GP
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Re: Mills Novelty Poker Hand 5 Reel Slot Machine the Jockey
i was bidding on this, got to say the auctioneers were good at replying to questions but would not post it.
as for looking like a repro , some american restorers have the knack of making them look better than when
they were made.
as for looking like a repro , some american restorers have the knack of making them look better than when
they were made.
Re: Mills Novelty Poker Hand 5 Reel Slot Machine the Jockey
I should have taken some pictures, but yes I was wondering if this was the job of an over zealous restorer.....The rear door conveniently had no key, so could not look at the mechanism. The case to me was a repro, had absolutely no age, all the edges were sharp and no knocks etc. Still it did play and with 3 players as it was meant to.......
Been a long day for me, auction I the morning and auction in the evening. Still at least I walked away with one machine from the morning auction....A Merkur
Been a long day for me, auction I the morning and auction in the evening. Still at least I walked away with one machine from the morning auction....A Merkur
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Re: Mills Novelty Poker Hand 5 Reel Slot Machine the Jockey
Well done on The Merkur, I didn't spot that one otherwise you'd have had competition for it ...
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Re: Mills Novelty Poker Hand 5 Reel Slot Machine the Jockey
Missed that one. Is that a skill stop for first reel
Re: Mills Novelty Poker Hand 5 Reel Slot Machine the Jockey
I had assumed people had either missed it or could not be bothered to bid. There was no online bidding, it was a tiny auction in a church and only one other bidder in the room against me, also you had to collect the goods the same day.....also came with a 1000 old pennies. Have yet to check out the machine like the skill top, although the coin entry has been modified I guess maybe when converted to british pennies. Very pleased as love the casting shape of these machines
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Re: Mills Novelty Poker Hand 5 Reel Slot Machine the Jockey
i saw the merkur and saw that there was no online bidding
wasnt titled well enough to attract the widest audience so
thought there well may be a low priced opportunity for someone
so well done, hopefully the other bidder didnt push you too hard.
GP
wasnt titled well enough to attract the widest audience so
thought there well may be a low priced opportunity for someone
so well done, hopefully the other bidder didnt push you too hard.
GP
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