by nvmos2 » Sun Feb 28, 2021 5:36 pm
Although I don't think I've seen a 10 cent Firebird and there are none in the serial number list, IMO this is probably a correct US machine.
Mills did modify the Jackpot capacity and windows on the QTs for dime machines; the capacity was reduced from about 110 to 50 dimes and windows made smaller as shown in photo. It was announced in 1936 advertisements that dime play was added to the QT line.
Firebirds were probably still in production in 1936.
The Firebird front casting was modified for less significant reasons; examples are known with sight variations and star patterns. With the introduction of dime play, they may very well have changed the window size.
Bueschel: "The prewar QT started out as a penny machine, moving up to nickels and dimes, and finally quarters."
However, he is not clear if that statement applied to all prewar models or just the Chevron, but the context could mean all models.
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