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1910 Mills Bell, Fruit Gum Lock

PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 4:43 pm
by meSz
New to this site!!! Trying to gain access to a Bell, Fruit, Gum machine without damaging the lock! I read in a post that some people can gain access by breaking one of the glass window on the front of the machine! The machine I am looking at actually has the center window broken out so if there is a way can someone advise? I tried to put a long screwdriver in and push down on the lock to no avail!

Any assistance is greatly appreciated! THANKS !

Re: 1910 Mills Bell, Fruit Gum Lock

PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 4:59 pm
by saloonkpr
Take Slot to a Qualified Lock Smith..Don't Need ANY MORE DAMAGE

Re: 1910 Mills Bell, Fruit Gum Lock

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:27 am
by mrslot1
if your in Chicago, bring it by my shop.
I work on antique slot machine locks
mrslot1@aol.com
thanks Dave

Re: 1910 Mills Bell, Fruit Gum Lock

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 11:42 am
by meSz
mrslot1 wrote:if your in Chicago, bring it by my shop.
I work on antique slot machine locks
mrslot1@aol.com
thanks Dave

Dave, thanks for the offer but unfortunately I am outside of Pittsburgh! Tried a few local places and no one seems interested in doing it so far!

Re: 1910 Mills Bell, Fruit Gum Lock

PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 12:56 pm
by meSz
So I was able to get a local locksmith to open the game but he was not able to make a key for the Bell Lock! Anyone have any idea as to who can make a replacement key or isn't this possible?

Also, if anyone can provide any literature on this game that would help one to know how it's supposed to operate and also give advice as to look for things as I am going through it?

Thanks!~!!

Re: 1910 Mills Bell, Fruit Gum Lock

PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 2:14 pm
by flipper77
Post a picture so that we can determine what kind of machine that you have. Sure that someone can provide info. I have several Coin Slot guides and one may apply to your Mills machine. Flip.

Re: 1910 Mills Bell, Fruit Gum Lock

PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 3:33 pm
by meSz
Thanks for the post. Here is a picture of the machine and the lock. As you can see someone considered themselves Picasso and painted it!
https://imgur.com/a/vAUfQ
Image

Re: 1910 Mills Bell, Fruit Gum Lock

PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 3:44 pm
by Imyourcaptain
You have a Mills castle front from the 1930s. It surely has been repainted by someone. That is a mills lock. You can send that to Dave from post and he can rekey it for you.

You can find good books/ user guides on eBay or amazon for Mills slot machines. Have any pics of the insides?

Re: 1910 Mills Bell, Fruit Gum Lock

PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 3:48 pm
by meSz
Imyourcaptain wrote:You have a Mills castle front from the 1930s. It surely has been repainted by someone. That is a mills lock. You can send that to Dave from post and he can rekey it for you.

You can find good books/ user guides on eBay or amazon for Mills slot machines. Have any pics of the insides?


Thanks for the post and yeah I can take some pictures of the inside. Anything in particular?
Question, I am not use to posting pictures so please let me know what I am doing wrong. Once I put the imgur url in between the [img] shouldn't the picture show in the post?

Re: 1910 Mills Bell, Fruit Gum Lock

PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 3:48 pm
by meSz
Imyourcaptain wrote:You have a Mills castle front from the 1930s. It surely has been repainted by someone. That is a mills lock. You can send that to Dave from post and he can rekey it for you.

You can find good books/ user guides on eBay or amazon for Mills slot machines. Have any pics of the insides?


Thanks for the post and yeah I can take some pictures of the inside. Anything in particular?
Question, I am not use to posting pictures so please let me know what I am doing wrong. Once I put the imgur url in between the [img] shouldn't the picture show in the post?