This is more of a mini-rant than anything else -- I bought a Mills Vest Pocket on eBay (my first slot!) and it works fine but damn when I got it it reeked of some kind of automotive solvent, and it took a lot of disassembly and wiping down before I could let it stay in the house.
I get that people have a gummed up old slot and they want to see if it can be made to work, but jeez don't just spray it with something noxious and call it day.
Had to explain to the girlfriend why I was washing a bowl of nickels in the sink HAHAHAHAHAHAH, it was that bad.
Anyway, love my Vest Pocket, they're quite a little engineering marvel.
If any of you have a recommendation for a degreaser/solvent/gunk remover let's hear it.