Yup, this is the sort of thing that always keeps it interesting! I also see hardware to the front and rear of your mech that I sure don't have on mine, so my original notion that your mech probably came out of a GP is already very eroded. I'll have a look on Google image search for the rod-and-oblong-washer gizmo, which is certainly new to me. I wish you well finding or replicating your missing parts, and many thanks for sharing these pictures of your machine!
dogo wrote:Appreciate the additional pics, they will help. Mine seems to be a little different on the side. The second finger doesn't have a pin. It has an oblong washer. I found a pic of one similar thru a google search. It shows a horizontal bracket with a rod through it. The right end is bent up to the vertical finger. I assume through that washer. the left end is bent over to go behind the escalator to the coin drop so that when the finger moves the washer moves the rod to allow a coin drop. This machine is stamped on the reel glass window Wisconsin Novelty Co. State Distributors Fondulac Wis. The serial # is 35739. Also, I don't see any indication of holes in the front casting inside or out.
Added note, picture: There it is, just like you said! At this point, I regret and apologize for jumping to the conclusion that your machine was ever a 4-reeler-- I'm just full of beans. The "snail" component, which appears on the back door paper of every Grand Prize I've ever seen-- but never on any Superior back door paper (that I've seen so far)-- may actually have been an added option for some production runs of Superiors such as the one you've got. If you turn up any more information on that matter, I hope you'll post it here.