REPRODUCTION CASTLE FRONT
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:08 pm
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REPRODUCTION CASTLE FRONT
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Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:08 pmRe: REPRODUCTION CASTLE FRONT
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 7:43 pmMost likely no more than 10 years old. Illegal to sell on Ebay I believe.
Re: REPRODUCTION CASTLE FRONT
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 6:14 amFor a newby how do you know this machine is a reproduction?
Re: REPRODUCTION CASTLE FRONT
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 6:35 amseveral giveaways:
no handle pump inside case.
incorrect payout card... 30's machines don't pay on one cherry.
case has no steel rods running through the base. originals have 2.
mechanism has plated parts.
handle is extended for easier pull.
back door is flat. originals are stamped / 3 dimensional.
no handle pump inside case.
incorrect payout card... 30's machines don't pay on one cherry.
case has no steel rods running through the base. originals have 2.
mechanism has plated parts.
handle is extended for easier pull.
back door is flat. originals are stamped / 3 dimensional.
Re: REPRODUCTION CASTLE FRONT
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 7:03 amThis is where the machine was most likely made. I think they started in business in 1991 but I think they are now out of business. They most likely produced a lot of the fakes that are now out there. http://royalbell.com/mills_classic.htm