Can anyone identify this mechanism

[Imaohw]

I know the attached picture is rather poor but I'm trying to help a friend of a friend. Can anyone identify the mechanism and whats it worth? Its been in the same family for over 60 years. No other parts are with it.


Thanks

[fast_in_muskoka]

does it work ?

[oldtimeslots.com]

The mechanism looks like a Skelly from a Skelly Fox. I have one about identical.
Thanks,
Bill

[Imaohw]

I don't know if it works. It's a few hours away from where I am and I haven't gone to look at it. The person that has it doesn't know anything about it.

[Frank]

It looks like a Pace mech to me

[Anglobritish]

Hi,
Your mechanism is from a Pace Bantam, it was a 3rd smaller than a regular Bell machine, it was also 30 pounds lighter, it was first introduced in 1928, it put Pace up there with the other major manufacturers, prior to developing this machine Ed Pace worked for The Mills Novelty Co. See attachment

Freddy

[Midcoast Vintage]

DEFINITELY PACE.

[mechanic]

It's either a Skelly or Early Pace mech. Check the reel strips the bars usually have the company name printed there!

[Anglobritish]

Frank Skelly sold out to Pace prior to this machine being made, Skelly later went on and started Character Manufacturing Company in Reno in the 1940's, and was responsible for producing the Frank Polk Figures there.

Freddy.

[Anglobritish]

It can't be a Skelly, Skelly made his last machine in 1925, it did not have the same coin head as the one in your picture, the first machine to use the coin head in the picture was the Pace Bantam, also there was two types of reel strips one with the Horoscope across the Simbals, the JP bar on the Horoscope model said Bantam instead of Jackpot, with pace Mfg Co, above it, the other regular JP bar said Jackpot with Pace Mfg Co above it. The last Skelly model of 1924 was called the Candy Box.

Freddy