1911 Puritan Bell 5 Cent Slot Machines For Sale Craigslist

Mills Puritan Bell Trade Stimulator from the 1920’s. Mills Novelty Company of Chicago manufactured different countertop trade stimulator versions. This 5¢ Mills Puritan Bell produced around 1926 was also known as the Aluminum Bell. It features a cast aluminum cabinet and three fruit (orange, grape, strawberry), bell fruit and bell reels visible through the glass window. The top marquee has a banner with the title “The Puritan Bell”. Two bell motifs and an owl figure symmetrically adorn the trade stimulator name. To operate, a player deposits a nickel five cents 5¢ coin in coin slot chute and pulls side handle. Player earns rewards as shown on the reward card. Reward values were distributed by shop merchant over the trade counter. Per the Mills Novelty Company catalog, “The cabinet is made of highly polished aluminum and is attractively decorated in red, green and yellow. Reward cards and reel strips are also in colors.” Great original working condition and fully functional Puritan Bell Aluminum Bell trade stimulator. Keys and locks included. Mills nickel slot type trade stimulator. Trade stimulator measures approximately 10 x 9 x 8-1/2 inches.

The first nickel slot was created in 1893 by an inventor named Gustav Schultze, whose Horseshoes game paid two nickels if the wheel landed on one of ten horseshoes—customers got a free drink if they landed on a joker, and the remaining 14 out of 25 symbols were worth. Bright's Antique Slot Machine Restorations (703) 906-8389 3406 Burgundy Rd Alexandria, VA.

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Some of the services and changes your slot machine endiures while it is with us:

Completely strip and polish castings to a mirror shine
Paint castings to match original paint scheme(or any scheme you wish)
Wood cabinet is disassembled, straitened, reassembled, stained and clear coated to match original
Rusty old cabinet bolts replaced with new
Complete disassembly, degrease, clean and reassembly of machanism
All springs tension tested and replaced if necessary
Nuts and bolts rethreaded or replaced where necessary(missing ones too!)
Mechanism is then greased, lubed balanced and tuned to play as smoothly as day one.

Because of the unique nature of these machines the cost of these services can and will only be quoted once a machine is in our shop. Below though you can find a basic outline for restorations, full and partial. Any Mills, Watling or Jennings mechanical slot machine should fit into this pricing scheme. Any other machines please contact us for an estimate. Use our contact form to request service.

Full Overhaul and Restoration (mechanism, cabinet and castings, the entire works!):
Basic price: $795.00 / Roll-a-Top: $850
each additional machine option (ie. future pay mech, mint vender, etc.): add $25.00

Internal Mechanism Restoration (everything inside the case):
Basic price: $450.00
each additional machine option (ie. future pay mech, etc.): add $25.00

External Restoration (case & castings):
Basic price: $475.00 / Roll-aTop $595.00
each additional machine option / extension (ie. horsehead bonus top, external mint vender etc.): add $50.00

1911 Puritan Bell 5 Cent Slot Machines For Sale Craigslist

**Replacement of major parts and plating of external parts will be extra and are quoted at time of restoration based upon market prices at the time.**

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