Pace Comet Fancy Front Back Door

[thepennyarcade]

Just noticed this slot on ebay
Did the Pace Comet FF backdoor always cover the upper rear casting's safety bar?

[Frank]

My Fancy Front back door goes under the safety bar and doesn't cover it

[MJFHouston]

I have a one cent Fancy front and it also goes under the safety bar and doesn't cover it

[oldtimeslots.com]

I believe that the Pace Fancy Front Comet upper casting came two ways. One had a safety strap and the other like the machine on eBay never had one. I have had several over the years where some did and some did not and the ones with the strap have three areas in the casting in which the rivets were installed to hold the strap, the others were a straight lip that the door simply fit up against flush as the machine pictured on eBay.
Thanks,
Bill

[mechanic]

All machines have the back door go under the safety bar. If it goes over it is the wrong door. I have also seen many doors for the early Mills silents being used on late model Mills machines. If your door has a raised center then it is for an earlier model Mills with the short center safety bar not used on Hi-tops. Pace used basically the same door till the open fronts.