Watlingboy is right about the plating issue, and I have been very adamant about this subject, through my entire
collecting years. Chrome plating may look tits to some people, but it was not used on any of the early machines.
Most of the chrome era on slots, mainly started with with Jennings. All early cast iron machines, either had polished
nickle, or oxidized copper plating. If you were to restore a Victorian Upright, and chrome plate the castings, it may
look more glitzy to some, but it does look way overdone to a purest. When you see enough machines that are plated
incorrectly, you will soon learn the difference. Nickle Plating has a warm yellow hue to it, and chrome plating has a
bright blue hue. The only other finish that I have used on an early machine, was satin nickle, and that was only on
less than a half dozen. One was at the request of the owner of a Freund "Tric-It" that I restored many years ago, as
he wanted the plating to look more like 'old original', that was in need of polishing. I thought it looked rather well
when it was completed. Another thing that some so-called restorers were doing in the past, was over-doing the
finish on a wood cabinet. I have seen many quarter-sawed oak cabinets on Victorian Uprights, that looked like they
had been submerged in urethane after the finish stain was applied. Talk about 'over-done', they were so bright and
shiny, like glass, that you could virtually comb your hair in the reflection. And doing that to a Mahogany case looked
even worse. Especially if the finish was too red. Even today, I still see the cases on many three reelers, that are way
too shiny. So, all you serious collectors in this hobby, let's keep the plating 'period-correct'.