Watling Gooseneck

[SLOTMANDAVE]

I am having a problem with a Blue seal gooseneck and really don't know much about Watling slots , I am a more familiar with the Mills and Jennings but anyway wondering if any one out there could help me. On the gooseneck it accepts the coin but shoots it down the tube to the money box rather than the coin tube that feeds the coin slides. I can't see how to change it or adjust it, after steering at it for three hours my eyes are a bit sore so figured I would ask for some help,

Thanks

[altort]

Dave I don't know if this will help you it was posted a wile back, there was also an other tread a wile back with a similar issue but I cant find it as of yet.
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[terick2104]

Below the coin sensing pin on the gooseneck, you will find a token sensing pin that will poke through when the handle is pulled. The purpose of this pin is to divert all coins to the cash box and send tokens into the pay tube. Remove this pin.

[SLOTMANDAVE]

Thanks for the info, that sounds good to me , but wouldn't the operator have to keep refilling the tube often, but I guess back in those days you didn't have the play that you would have today as a nickel was a lot of money ? Thanks again, Dave

[terick2104]

I wonder if the player would purchase tokens from the bartender to play the slot machine with so as to not be playing with money [no gambling] and then cash any winnings back in. If any money was played it would be diverted to the cash box, and there would be no money payouts to get around gambling laws.

[watlingboy]

Terick,

That is exactly how it worked. Although somewhat uncommon to find, token pay only was also available on uprights.

Watlingboy

[SLOTMANDAVE]

Thanks again to everybody, I learned a bit of history here, but another question ,back in the day what was the cost of tokens ? It was kind of cool they were made with a hole in the middle so they wouldn't get pushed into the coin box, there were a few in the machine but I would like to get some more, do you think ebay is my best choice for getting them? Thanks Again, Dave

[watlingboy]

For uprights, the Caille catalogue lists the price for 5 cent tokens at $9 for 1000. If you wanted your name on them or your own design, it was $1.25 for the first 100 and $1 for every additional hundred and if you wanted them in German Silver instead of brass they were 40% more.

Watlingboy