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Hey 13rebel, what is the serial of your machine?

I've had several of the same looking machines and mine were made with a fine grained European oak different from UK machines. They also have had high serial numbers in the many thousands. And the mechs are of a very high standard. I believe this is a 1912 Jentzsch and Meerz Clown. I've only seen PMW...

Yes, the machine originally only lights up when the reel is in a wound position, there should be a spring in the winding part that will unravel if you let the handle go, this lets the reel untension, which turns the light off, saving power and stops fading the images. As soon as you start winding ag...

Ha, we used to burn machines too, then collect the copper from the ashes and sell for scrap. But backyard burn offs of any kind have been illegal in Aust for at least 10 years I think. I like internal slot machine photos too and I've found so much free info on my games while searching eBay. :D For a...

I like any coin-op books as long as they add something new to what's out there. But collectors sending in photos of their own machines never works for a book; quality is just too all over the place. Look at eBay: rarely do you ever see professional photos. And a coffee table book needs to be pretty ...

Hey Coppinpr, just get your friend to read this forum and he'll soon figure it out.

Cool, what a whacky looking machine. But a lot of added manufacturing expense for not much added return. I don't think it works on that particular cabinet style though, maybe on the sleek deco models it would've fitted in better. And that weird coin return on the left looks like an afterthought. If ...

Glass edges are easy enough, finer emery paper and then polish with a buffing wheel. But large flat panels are hard. I've had some success removing fine marring from machine glasses using my buffing wheel and soft polish; just use lots of water to keep it cool. Years ago I restored a car and convert...

Wow, I'd love to do some archaeological digging around that Automatic supplies building! I've found some crazy stuff buried around old shops and houses, seems to have been common practice to bury rubbish anywhere in the old days. We need a coin-op Time Team on the case!! I know of people who have du...

Hey Coin-op, couldn't help but notice the Aztecian photo cropping in the Double your money pic. My imagination has been running wild as to what treasure you're hiding - maybe Bryans Bumper #101?!

Hey, what's the difference with the two switches shown other than a cover on the second one? I'll bet they turn up on eBay every now and then, ok if you can be patient, or look ahead of time before starting a project.

The scale with the BAC logo is actually a junior Salter circa 1890! Still a few of these in Aust. Though not anywhere as common as the ornate models here. I was actually just offered a junior model by the talking scale seller in NZ. But hard to sell for much since they're so simple in design, they l...

Yeah, that's the serial number all right. There might have been one close to 200 I seem to remember. Not exactly a huge production but it seems that most of the machines made here wern't sold. The manufactures made more cash operating themselves or leasing. And on another note, sadly a lot of vintag...

How much for the little vendor? Ha, just watched Blues Bros. What a cool machine - I want one too! I've only ever seen the German versions of these in the books and I asked some euro dealers but no luck. I can't believe I've never seen a Cig vendor shaped like a cigarrette or shaped like a packet of...

Riviera, I'll have to drag my machines out of storage but I'm pretty sure mine is actually the same and not a token payout after all! I'm getting forgetful, though it's been at least a few years since I've looked at them and even then I didn't look that closely. Not sure what that token belongs to t...

Hey Riviera, did you get any tokens with either machine? I also have the Conquerors Flags machine and thus far have only found this one token that must be for the game. Just has a "1" on the other side. Mine is a basket case but I have half of another example to help me out. And was able t...

DAMN - a lot of work for somebody! But since there are so many it would actually be a worthwhile production line job to get them all done at once. Though not for the likes of me. I have a short attention span for the same machines. First one is a blast, learning what's going on and how it should wor...

Hi Riviera, very nice machine. But maybe you can answer a question for me? The seller claimed that both this and the Conquers Flags model were totally unrestored, yet both have matching red felt without even a blemish. Do you think it's been changed? The red should have faded by now and at least sho...

The reason the plastic buckles is because over time it shrinks, but since the plastic is held in place by all the playfield features it doesn't shrink evenly, hence the buckling. I've had great success by stripping the playfield down and removing the plasic sheet from the game. You need to handle it...

A few photos of the cabinet side and back plus a few close-ups of the front castings. Nice eagle on the lower front. I like the fact it isn't over the top fussy and ornate like a clamshell Muto.