by SLOT DYNASTY » Sun Aug 07, 2016 3:28 am
Hi all:
To start off with, the Mills "War Eagle" had several casting changes over the years. There are at least 6 different lower castings.
Single JP, JP with visible reserve, JP with non-visible reserve, (that had two different filler castings), JP window with cross-hatch
pattern, with and without removable operator inspection casting, to the right of JP. There is also about 4 different upper castings.
With and without skill stop blanks, two different denominator button areas. There are three different back bonnets. The plain one,
with stippled surface, one with a raised pattern, similar to the pattern on the front coin head, and one for the future-pay feature,
that mounts on top. Aside from all this, there is also a Rock-Ola "War Eagle", that has entirely different upper & lower castings.
The machine in the auction in question, appears to be a complete original, with the exception of the 'Cruddy' Yellow repaint, that
is nowhere's close to correct. Even from the blurry photos, I can see that it has original case, with warped & crack base, and is dirty
inside, with residue from the paper stickers, correct handle, correct back door, and lock, correct style cash box, correct mechanism,
(what I can see of it).
I did write the seller, asking for the serial number, and telling him where it will be located. But my guess, is it will be hidden by
that thick paint-job. Haven't heard anything as yet. The price is not out-of-line, as yet, but don't know what the reserve is.
Especially when we have seen the ridiculous prices, that many of the Reproductions have gone for in the past, and still do.