I recently purchased a '38 Mills Melon Bell slot machine.
The reel strips appeared to be pieced together, so I ordered a set from Rick Frink.
When I disassembled the machine, I found out that the reel disks are not original to the mech.
The #1 reel disk has a gold award notch. and several symbols have been pieced onto the reel strip.
The #2 reel disk appears to be correct.
The #3 reel disk is not correct, and has a Melon glued over a gold award symbol.
My question is are the Melon reel disks common to any other Mills machine or are they special made for the Melon Bell?
Would anyone have a set of original reel disks that would be available to correct this otherwise factory machine with original paint?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Bob