Mills Black Gold?
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 9:08 pm
Hello all,
First time poster and I hope you can help with a question. I am in possession of a vintage Mills 50 cent slot with a Black Gold Upper cabinet, but a lower Golden Falls cabinet. The problem is that the fall is not gold, but black. I looked at the falls and it does not appear to be painted over, but possibly made that way at the factory. I tried to see if there was any other Mills models with a black falls, but nothing. Factory made or not is my issue. My first thoughts was someone pieced this together, but I think there was some sort of issue with parts in 1947 with the changeover to taller tops. If this is pieced together, how bad does it hurt the value of a machine that is pieced together? Opinions please.
First time poster and I hope you can help with a question. I am in possession of a vintage Mills 50 cent slot with a Black Gold Upper cabinet, but a lower Golden Falls cabinet. The problem is that the fall is not gold, but black. I looked at the falls and it does not appear to be painted over, but possibly made that way at the factory. I tried to see if there was any other Mills models with a black falls, but nothing. Factory made or not is my issue. My first thoughts was someone pieced this together, but I think there was some sort of issue with parts in 1947 with the changeover to taller tops. If this is pieced together, how bad does it hurt the value of a machine that is pieced together? Opinions please.