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Can anyone help me out, I`ve bought a Watling Roll A Top, it was through an auction house and it was very reasonable, it looks to have age to it but I know how good people are at reproducing things these days. Are there any tell tale signs ?, I`m new to the forum, always had an interest in coin operated machines but don`t know much about them. Thanks very much

The reproduction Rol-A-Tops that I have seen are easy to spot because they are very badly done.

They usually do not have a working jackpot or a working escalator. They usually just have coins or a picture of coins glued in the window where the escalator should be. I have also seen some with a big black button glued in where the escalator is.

They typically have a bent handle and the castings themselves are horrible in clarity.

In addition, the fakes, or should I say, remanufactured, do not have a Watling mechanism. I think they usually have a Mills gooseneck style mechanism.

Below is a photo of one that was at Chicago in November of 2003.

I know Royal Bell was one of the companies creating these things. I don't know who else did it.

Any chance you can post a photo of your machine?

Dave

Thanks for the reply, I`ll sort out some pictures over the next couple of days and post them on the forum.

In the UK we find the mechs used are often Australian Aristocrats.

I seem to be having a problem uploading pictures, I`ve clicked the browse button, selected my picture and then clicked add attachment, the IMG icon within brackets shows after my text but no photo appears in the message body. I looked on the forum and it was just the text, I deleted the post and tried again but no picture. Any tips ? I`m not very switched on when it comes to computers !. The size of the picture is 356kb.

I've always had limited success posting photos to any forum, I suggest you get an account with someone like photobucket. You then upload your photos from your pc to the host and then copy the code they give you which you place in the body of your message. The photo then appears on the forum

It really is easier than it sounds.

Good luck

grendon1207 wrote:I seem to be having a problem uploading pictures, I`ve clicked the browse button, selected my picture and then clicked add attachment, the IMG icon within brackets shows after my text but no photo appears in the message body. I looked on the forum and it was just the text, I deleted the post and tried again but no picture. Any tips ? I`m not very switched on when it comes to computers !. The size of the picture is 356kb.

To include a picture do the following:

1. Select "Chose File" (under the "Add an Attachment" section)
2. A window will pop-up which will allow you to select the file.
3. Select the file
4. Push the "Add Attachment" button

I think there is something like a 2 meg size limit on photos so if you have a larger photo you will need to reduce it first.

Hello, I`ve finally managed to sort out my photo`s, it was complicated settings on the camera (complicated to me that is ) . Hope they are detailed enough. From what info I have received on the forum, it sounds as if it may be a reproduction. The mechanism has NEVADA USA cast into it in raised letters. There are 3 photo`s in this post and 3 in the next. Regards ..Chris

Hi, Here are the other 3 photo`s. Regards Chris