I sent photos of this Mills High Top to Monti and he said he had never seen one that had been modified in this way. So he encouraged me to post it here on the forum to see what comments you all may have. I mean if Monti has not seen one it must be kind of rare!
I describe it as having a purely mechanical progressive jackpot.....hand paid but progressive none-the-less.
The normal jackpot mechanism has been removed and in its place is a 4 digit counter that is advanced by 1 for every 10 pulls of the handle.
There is a lock mounted on the left side of the cabinet that can be used to reset the counter when the jackpot is paid out.
There is also a small counter mounted on the back of the mech that tallies each pull of the handle.
There is a decal on the side for a Tom Gardner out of Reno. If Tom is still around and anyone knows him I would love to talk to him about this machine.
Photos provided......