Latest Find
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:02 pmJust thought I would post a photo of my latest find.
I actually bought it last June but just took delivery of it yesterday.
It is a $.50 Caille Eclipse and the really neat thing about it is the great original condition. I did not have it restored or replated. It would have been a shame to do so. The paint on the coin head is all original. The machine was professional cleaned and adjusted to make it work as good as it did 100 years ago (probably better).
This machine came out of the woodwork, so to speak. It was not owned by a dealer or a collector.
The owner's father bought it a long time ago (like back in the 1950's) and the current owner was moving to a different state and did not have room for it.
I actually bought it last June but just took delivery of it yesterday.
It is a $.50 Caille Eclipse and the really neat thing about it is the great original condition. I did not have it restored or replated. It would have been a shame to do so. The paint on the coin head is all original. The machine was professional cleaned and adjusted to make it work as good as it did 100 years ago (probably better).
This machine came out of the woodwork, so to speak. It was not owned by a dealer or a collector.
The owner's father bought it a long time ago (like back in the 1950's) and the current owner was moving to a different state and did not have room for it.
