by altort » Sat Aug 06, 2016 6:34 pm
NVMOS2
Just getting a chance to read this post, to bad you did not get this slot, quite unique with the side vender that sure looks to be original with the slot but a side shooter to boot!
An other thing that is unusual about this slot is the coin return on the upper casting by the coin entry, usually only found on the Silent F.O.K. I have not seen this coin return on a escalator with side vender, you can see the shaft in the side vender window that senses when the vender is out, I have only seen this on goose neck side venders, this is the first for me on a escalator.
I would definitely contact the seller about trying to find who has it now, like Jeff said if some one that is a non collector bought it just to have a slot who knows what he might do, if he cant get it to just work with out the side shooter or vender, he might remove the parts just because they are not needed to just play the slot.
It might take some detective work but not impossible to find the buyer the seller must have received a phone call right? Have him check his incoming calls to find the number, pay him a fee that should motivate him since money drove him to sell it to begin with, if you don't want to pursue it I would be interested at least to make sure the new owner knows what he has.
Al