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I am new to the Coin Op Furum, and to the antique slot machine arena. I started looking recently because I would like to put one in my game room. I came across a machine that the owner claims to be a 1942 Mills "Golden Cherry". I cannot find "Golden Cherry" listed as a Mills model. Does this mean that it is a reproduction or fake or is it just repainted and the owner named it himself? It looks like a black cherry, but the face is gold. I tried to post a picture in the "Pictures" section, but it said the board quota was exceeded.



Thanks,
John

Welcome to the forum.

I have never heard of a Golden Cherry made by Mills.

I just granted more space to the attachment area so try and post your photo again.

Dave

Here are photos of the machine.

Black Cherry painted gold, but the model is still a Black Cherry...........
*Once a Black Cherry-Always a Black Cherry*
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Funnily enough a Black Cherry I bought about twelve years ago was also painted gold but there was evidence inside the castings that it had been re-sprayed over the original silver/grey (which I returned it to). Nice enough looking machine there though jocdvm.
Probably a later bib though - they would usually have had a fifth cherry emblem in place of the screen printed one.
Regards,
andydotp

Strange that it has the gold reel strips.

Almost looks like a Golden Falls that was converted to a Black Cherry.

Dave wrote:Strange that it has the gold reel strips.

Almost looks like a Golden Falls that was converted to a Black Cherry.

I agree, but you can also order gold strips and use those to match the gold color, it does look very nice this way. I wouldn't think that someone would convert a golden falls to a Black cherry, as I think the golden falls are nicer looking then the black cherry, but that is just me and my opinion.
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