What did I do? What did I buy there?

[Joshma]

Dear forum,

I've wanted to restore a slot for a long time, but it's not that easy to find one in Germany. Now I've found one and bought small money(?).
But what did I actually buy there?
A mill? And if so, which model? Or something completely different? "Samson London" is written on the wheel.

The throw-in says "1d". Is it a device for the UK market that wants to be fed old one penny coins?

The stop buttons have no function. There are definitely parts missing.

Can someone tell me what I bought there?

Many thanks and greetings from Germany
Joshma

[radiorich123]

You bought a old Mills made for the British market.

[jmac]

I think this ugly duckling is a 1920s Mills Operators Bell with skill stops. Looks like a great 1st project, you cant really do worse than the last guy, right?

[Joshma]

Hello radiorich and jmac,

Many thanks for your quick answers.

@jmac: yes, I also figured that I can't go far wrong with the ugly duckling.

I think I'll post a question in the repair forum soon.

[Joshma]

Hello,
after removing three coats of paint with paint stripper (the last coat doesn't really come off and I'll sandblast it) I discovered a serial number:
213240
Does this fit with the 1920s?
Can an exact year of manufacture be derived?

Thanks.

[mazzeosa17]

1d stands for 1 decimal - it's for an old large English Penny. I have a Mills War Eagle like this in that denomination.

[Spanky]

1d stands for 1 decimal

It certainly does not. d is from the Roman denarius. This coin was pre-decimal.