I'm definitely a newbie, so mabe this isn't considered a fantastic find. A friend of mine, told me someone he knew had an old slot machine they were looking to offload. It is in pretty bad shape, but i got it for 50 bucks. Surprisingly it still functions for as bad as it looks. Would love to get it restored to its previous glory, it's missing back cover and needs work, but i believe it's worth it, would love to get other people's opinions on what they think and where I can find parts. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
$50.00 wow sure is a great buy!! pretty rough but with some work she can be brought back, not the easiest slot to restore especially if it is your first attempt to restore a slot, there has been several treads about the Roll-A-Top and the proper restoration and painting of the castings, parts are out there but not cheap. Good luck.
Congratulations on this find. $50 is definitely a good deal.
Rol-A-Top machines are difficult to restore properly and like altort said parts are expensive.
If you pay someone to restore it you will have more into it than it is worth.
I would recommend selling it or trading it with a dealer / collector and get a machine that is already done. Whether it is another Rol-A-Top or something else.
This will save you time, money, and probably a lot of aggravation.