Mills

[Iknowstella]

Hello,

I have been given a slot machine and would like to know more about it. I'm imagining that it is a repro, but would be good to know.
It says Mills Merry Maker and has 1d where the money is deposited. It has a red circle with an owl on a branch on the left hand of the screen along with a joker. Light blue.

Many thanks in advance.

[WS65711]

A picture is worth a thousand tokens . . .

[nvmos2]

My guess is: not a repro, but an electro-mechanical bell machine made for export in early 1950s.

But, yes, as stated above, you need to post some photos to elicit some good comments.

[Iknowstella]

Haha. Good point! Will do in a couple of hours.

[Iknowstella]

I have attached two photos. Hopefully, you can see them clearly.

Many thanks

[nvmos2]

Don't know for sure, but I think this is more like a mid-1960s model.

The 1d indicates it's was made for export, but off hand I don't know what type coin that is, perhaps there are some still inside.
If you haven't plugged it in, proceed with caution: it may require 220v.
The 2nd picture does look like it's plugged in and at least the lights are working, so it may have been converted to 110v when it came back home.

It's in a model class called Open Front (since the front opens up to get at the mechanism);
you may get more results searching for Mills Open Front slot machine.

I did find an identical machine that sold on Craigs List a couple years ago; Not working: $200;
a virtually identical machine, Mills Merry Monarch sold at auction, also not working; $150 plus auction fees.

It is similar to the Mills Model M, which was sold widely in the US;
it is not a Model M, but for your info, a model M sold on ebay within last 2 months; nice 25 cent working; $975.

[TheFatman]

I think it is the symbol for the English penny, about the same size of the US half dollar, if it is an older coin. They might have made a smaller coin by the time this machine was made.

The penny of the Kingdom of Great Britain and later of the United Kingdom, was in circulation from the early 18th century until 15 February 1971, Decimal Day.
Twelve pence (pennies) made one shilling, a shilling was 1⁄20 of a pound, and a penny was 1⁄240 of a pound. To express an amount, "penny" was abbreviated to "d," from the first letter of the Roman term denarius.

Dave

[Iknowstella]

Thank you. Yes, it is in working order and when opened found about forty Pennies dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. I'm actually in London, so that would make sense.

[nvmos2]

I should not have assumed you were in the US (typical provincial hamburger head); there are many members of this forum who reside outside the US.

Your input/participation in this forum is appreciated; there are many, many very interesting Non-US coin machines and I, and others, have some in our collections.
However, you may also want to check out www.pennymachines.co.uk (if you haven't already); there is a lot of expertise there on the US export machines.