New member, two Mills
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 8:39 am
Greetings, I just joined the forum as I just got in two Mills slot machines. One I bought and the other I need to do some painting for the fellow who bought them from an estate. Both machines were on the floor in a damp basement so the award cards, award card frames, and the base wood are in poor condition. The one I got is an Extaordinary 10¢ which is in better condition of the two.
The paint is poor but the internals are in nice shape and seem to run fine. It had a vendor on the side which is missing. My intentions are to restore the outside but thought I would ask opinions about leaving as is. In my opinion an Extraordinary needs all the help it can get to look attractive. It will be a show piece to sit on one of my restored bank safes. I am a stickler to honor the original design as close as possible. Here are a couple pictures of safes recently done. I am currently finishing up a 1906 National Manganese Money Chest.
A 1891 Mosler Screw Door Bank Safe, extremely rare double door model.
A 1915 Mosler Screw door Bank safe with a 1907 National cash register.
A 1908 Victor Cannonball.
The other Mills is a Lion head 5¢. It is in poor cosmetic condition. The yellow was repainted orange and the black was slopped up which looks like the handy work of the proverbial 3rd grader. It also has a broken edge on one side of the upper front cover. The bottom board is in poor condition. The internals are good. It too had a vendor on it at one time and now has a cover plate at the bottom. The owner wants new paint and the bottom board repaired as best as possible but of coarse doesn't want to spent to much. I feel it is a good candidate for new paint and a light brightening of the exposed metal.
I am capable of high quality work, nothing shoddy done here. Please note, the pictures of the slots were not taken in my shop! I keep mine vacuumed.
I will have some follow up questions.
So, let the opinions fly on both slots. Thanks.
The paint is poor but the internals are in nice shape and seem to run fine. It had a vendor on the side which is missing. My intentions are to restore the outside but thought I would ask opinions about leaving as is. In my opinion an Extraordinary needs all the help it can get to look attractive. It will be a show piece to sit on one of my restored bank safes. I am a stickler to honor the original design as close as possible. Here are a couple pictures of safes recently done. I am currently finishing up a 1906 National Manganese Money Chest.
A 1891 Mosler Screw Door Bank Safe, extremely rare double door model.
A 1915 Mosler Screw door Bank safe with a 1907 National cash register.
A 1908 Victor Cannonball.
The other Mills is a Lion head 5¢. It is in poor cosmetic condition. The yellow was repainted orange and the black was slopped up which looks like the handy work of the proverbial 3rd grader. It also has a broken edge on one side of the upper front cover. The bottom board is in poor condition. The internals are good. It too had a vendor on it at one time and now has a cover plate at the bottom. The owner wants new paint and the bottom board repaired as best as possible but of coarse doesn't want to spent to much. I feel it is a good candidate for new paint and a light brightening of the exposed metal.
I am capable of high quality work, nothing shoddy done here. Please note, the pictures of the slots were not taken in my shop! I keep mine vacuumed.
I will have some follow up questions.
So, let the opinions fly on both slots. Thanks.