The Jumbo Parade coin-operated Slot Machine by Mills Novelty Co. (circa 1940), and it's history and background, photos, repair help, manuals, for sale and wanted lists, and census survey is brought to you by The International Arcade Museum at the Museum of the Game.
This is an antique Mills 1940’s era “High Top” Golden Nugget 5 cent slot machine in excellent condition. It was professionally restored when purchased and has just been a show piece ever since being purchased in 1981. The High Top model emerged in 1947 as the new generation of post WWII Mills’ machines. It’s a one arm bandit that takes real nickels. It comes with the original keys for the front and the back, service manual, a small booklet on slots called “The facts of Slots,” and a few pamphlets/flyers of different model slots what came with the original purchase. Also includes a custom cover for the machine. This is a great looking machine and will look really nice in your “man cave” or bar or rec-room, etc.Item is listed for local pick up but will work with out of state buyers if they arrange and take care of the shipping.
Let me know if you have any questions. Call or text Joe at seven-one-four area code-four-eight-three-seven three-one-three.
Thanks!
DUE TO LAWS REGULATING THE SALE OF ANTIQUE SLOT MACHINES, I CANNOT SELL THIS MACHINE TO BIDDERS FROM THE STATES OF AL., CT., HA., NE., SC. OR TN. ANY BIDS FROM THESE STATES WILL BE CANCELLED.
The first mechanical slot machine was invented in 1894 by Charles Fey, a car mechanic from San Francisco, California. He made a revised version in 1898. Called the Liberty Bell, it had three spinning reels that were painted with diamond, space and heart symbols, as well as three Liberty Bells. A spin of three Liberty Bells gave the player the highest payout, which totaled fifty cents.
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Demand was popular and Fey could not keep up with the demand for the machines. He refused to sell manufacturing rights to his slot machines, so other companies began producing knock offs. By 1908, slot machines could be found in saloons, cigar stores, bowling alleys, barber shops, and brothels. Some slot machines paid out in food or gum to circumvent anti-gambling laws.
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The first electronic slot machine was produced by the Bally Company in 1963. Called Money Honey, it had a bottomless hopper and could pay out up to 500 coins without an attendant. The first video slot machine was invented in 1976 in Kearny Mesa, California by the Fortune Coin Company. Collectors of slot machines are attracted to the vintage mechanical slot machines with their elaborate designs. Machines in excellent condition are worth the highest prices.
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- Only about 100 Liberty Bell slot machines were produced by Charles Fey. His descendents owned and operated a saloon and museum in Reno, Nevada, displaying the original Liberty Bell slot machine until 2006
- Vintage slot machines from the 1930s and 1940s consistently sell for $2,000-3,000
- Bally's Money Honey slot machine is often referred to as the 'machine that changed Vegas'. The coin hopper that allowed the machine to offer huge payouts made slot machine gambling extremely popular
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