Ok what's this for and ever seen one of these?

[Richard13]

OK all you experts out there what's this thing for? When I hook up the spring the long arm in the back comes up and the fan hits it as it spins. Reminds me of when I used my Ernie Banks, Ron Santo and others baseball cards and a clothes pin to make my Schwinn sound like a motorcycle....

I've never seen one of these before either pretty cool little counter. Let's see 58.684 times a nickel comes to...$2934.20. I don't think it's on its second time around either!!

Sorry I can't get the photos to stay where I put them in line...☠

[Rick B]

Holder for the Clock fan. Lots of folks diconnect it. Rick B

[Richard13]

Well why would someone need to hold the fan and that explains why I have never seen one before too! Is that mechanical counter a common thing also? I've never seen one of those either!

[Rick B]

Counter is normal and two of my Trade simulators have one buried in them. Usually casino machines had them also. Rick

[JHSS-1944]

As Rick stated , many people disconnect these, & many casinos would remove it all together. found "only" on Mills machines.

now on the counters, a big thing in the 1950's to keep track of specific wins on the slots. 1) an accounting thing. 2) helps verify an actual win. # 34 slot has 109 jackpots recorded, then some one claims another J.P. but, the counter still reads 109...
....time to watch that player / cheater. remember higher P.O.'s not made by the machine but by a person.
Some machines have 2 , fewer have 3. 1 =J.P. ,2= token P.O. , 3 = ??
jeff H.