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Hello all! I am new here and would like to discuss maintenance and care for my collection. First of all this collection was owned by the late Keith Flaa. My wife and I have inherited the collection. I personally am a vintage auto restorer and traditional/era correct hot rod builder and have much respect for anything antique, especially if its mechanical! I would love to learn as much as I can about these machines! Tricks of the trade and possible expansion of the collection may be in our future! I run a very small auto restoration and customizing shop in Reno NV Specializing in pre 1970 autos but my main interest is pre WW2 Chevy's and Ford's. My wife runs an antique clothing business consisting of pieces from the 1780's to the 1950's. Yes..1780s. Most of the machines had been restored by Keith. Being close, long time friends with the late Allan Sax, some of Keith's collection had been sold to Allan, before Allan past (2 Jennings sun chiefs). Some machines were sourced from Allan and were then restored. My main interest would be to keep the machines maintained and in good working order. All of them are in perfect working order and the payouts are correct. Is there anything in specific that should be done to these machines on a yearly or monthly basis? I have done some research here on the board/elsewhere and have confirmed that they are all original/restored machines. No repos here. All have serial numbers stamped and have the correct side wood from what I can tell and have read. I would love to learn more about identification as well. They are all being displayed in our living room and kept clean. Here is the photos I have of the machines (can post more photos). Any information, rarity/desirability or maintenance tips on these machines would be greatly appreciated. Thanks - Brian

Wow!!!!!

Golden Nuggets that are the real deal.

Double WOW WOW!


Very nice collection; all are great machines.
Did Keith live in NV and have some special connection to the Golden Nugget?
I don't think I ever met him, but there may be some long time collectors here who knew him.
There is a lot of information available on these model machines; I would think that Keith had accumulated some of it as well.
Did you get any history/background with any of the individual machines?

In the meantime, I'm sure that, as a car guy, you know it's best to use them, but don't abuse them and
won't do anything silly to ruin their patina, jam them up or break anything.

Great collection.

When restored all parts should have been properly oiled and greased !!! Play all of them to keep the lubrication circulating around the parts. Once a month is good more often is better. If the reels start to slow down or they do not pay on a win it's time to have them checked. Cases are a bit more hardy, a tack cloth for dust and some polish for the shiny pieces. Don't chip the paint LOL !!!

Hi Brian:
Welcome to our Forum. Being a Hot Rodder & Restorer myself for many years, I share your passion for meticulous habits, and especially
preserving the vintage coin machines as well. I am sure you will be buying more, as this is an addiction, just like the car hobby. You are
one lucky fella, to have a complete collection of ORIGINAL "Golden Nugget" machines. There are not very many of us that do. I am sure
you are aware of all the Reproduction and Fake "GN"'s that have been flooding the market, since the mid 1980's, both on eBay, and in
live auctions. I refer to them as "Golden Maggets". Being as you are fairly new to the machine hobby, with the exception of knowing both
the late Keith & Allan, if you are going to continue to build your machine collection further, this is the best place to ask questions, so
that you don't get burned with Repro, Fake, or Junk machines. There is someone here that specializes in just about any make of machine.

Additionally, if you care to talk Hot Rod sometime, drop me a line, with your phone number, to (slotdynasty@sbcglobal.net). I am sure
you also know the Brizio name. I grew up with Andy, from the Drag Racing days, and have known Roy, since he was a fart-in-a-pedal car.
Regards, Bill

Thanks for the warm welcome,
Sorry it took so darn long to reply back to you all. Hot August nights was incredible this year!!!! Many Cars that i Spent much time looking over and of course the customers that "forgot to get their cars ready and serviced". Plus the swap meet. Sheez! I Bought a few parts, thats for sure. So i must say I've been a busy busy boy!!! I am well aware of the total addiction that comes with cars and coin op machines. My dad has a few himself. he is more into the early pins. One Miss California, a Miss Atlantic City and a Bally Beach Club. All in working/original condition. The Maintenance was a big concern with me due to the fact that i had never met keith but from what his daughter had said he was Extremely excited to get the jennings. Due to his unexpected passing I was not able to get tips from him. I have had a pretty good idea of what needed to be done to them but wanted to hear it from other enthusiasts. Any specific oil that should be used? And for you bill. We need to chat! Im originally from South city. Lived 2 blocks from brizios shop. We were on commercial. My dad was good friends with andy back in the day. Also Im sure you're familiar Dynasty Gaming. Thats the place the one of the pins and repair parts came from. My dad has been going there for decades. Ill be shooting you and email!

I have found the best oil (and grease) to use is the synthetic stuff - Liquid Bearings and Super Lube, found on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Bearings-100%25- ... +synthetic
and
https://www.amazon.com/Super-Lube-41160 ... tic+grease

This oil won't thicken and harden, and the grease works great. I use this on my pinball machines and all of my antiques.

Brian:
Oh Boy, do we need to chat! Sounds like we will need a spare day. Maybe just 12hrs. for starters, not 24.
If you lived in So. City, maybe we have already crossed paths at one time. I was always at Roy's Open House
every year, except for a couple of recent years, because I was away. I may also know your Dad, if he knew
Andy well, as we go way back to when Jim McLennan opened Half Moon Bay Drag Strip, when Andy was the
official starter. That's when you took your life in your hands, jumping up in the air with 'Go-Flags', between
two powerful dragsters. No 'Light-Tree' like now. He waved me off the line for several years. About half dozen
of our local car clubs were at the racetracks every weekend, which mostly included Gasers, Alterds, Dragsters,
and everything imaginable. We raced with many of the best, like Garlets, Prudome, Ivo, etc. Besides Jim, Andy
was one of the original drivers of the "Champion Speed Shop Special", which was the "The World's Fastest Chevy"
for many years. A couple of our members went-on to race with many of the 'Big Boys', but never became famous.
My best, at the time was 187, with a blown Chrysler, in a Chassis Research frame. I also drove a friends blown
chevy, at 206, a few times. Now that's 'Peanuts', compared to someone like John Force, and others, well over
the 300 mark. I later drag-raced Corvettes for awhile, before moving on to Auto-Crossing, then Road-Racing,
which was a hell-of-a-lot more fun, than going straight for a quarter mile, and blowing a engine!
Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Maybe we can also talk "Machines", which is what this Forum is all
about. Not cars. I get side-tracked easy, when people say the magic words "Hot Rod"!
I will also let you know which oils & lubes, that I have been using, with the best results, for many years. Just
remember one important rule, (which I am sure you already know), "Zero Oil on the Payout Slides"!
Bill