Just got some really great information from a friend .
" The books I have show the machine was originally made in late 1946-47. and was called "Extra Bell" and the machine on ebay was mfg'd in 1955 and thru 1965, and is called "Blue bell". The front reel window is different than the original (opening for 4 reels), and also the award card in the earlier model was oval and also the base on the ebay model is chrome and the earlier ones were always made with an oak base. The reels are from the later version (black) as earlier they were the mills white. The Book Reel History by Dan Mead shows the one on ebay as "Blue Bell 1955 Revamp Escalator Bell". They also reproduced these machine's (the earlier version) in the 80's. "
Thanks for that info