OLD TIME SLOTS

Michigan's Largest Dealer of Vintage Slot Machines
WE WANT TO BUY YOUR OLD SLOT MACHINES!
~ ANY VINTAGE MECHANICAL SLOTS ~
~ TRADE STIMULATORS ~
~ Floor Safes ~
E-Mail Us    or Call 734.475.9730    Click here for map

Bill playing Silver Dollar Club Chief
BUY ~ SELL ~ TRADE ~ RESTORE ~ REPAIR




Current Inventory

Project Machines
& Parts
Restoration & Repair

Machines Wanted
Slot Laws

Status as of 5/13/12
Contact me, Bill Darwin, for prices and more information at bill@oldtimeslots.com
Phone: 734 . 475 . 9730

If you are looking for a particular machine please ask as machines have been coming in -
however I have been selling them before I can list them on this website.

If you are looking for a fair deal to BUY an antique slot machine, you have come to the right place.
Click Here for my current inventory.

Do you have an old slot machine you'd like to SELL? If you are serious about selling please e-mail us or call 734.475.9730 with a description of your pre-1950's machine. Since you found our website it means you've done your homework. We are interested in your single slot machine or an entire collection. How can you tell if your machine is pre-1951? Slots made before 1951 did not have lighted or plastic fronts, except for the Jennings Sun Chief models. They were metal and wood, not electronic. Most of the slot machines from the 1890's to 1940's were made by only a few manufacturers: Jennings, Mills, Pace, Watling, Caille and Superior.

When you call or e-mail please provide the following information:
  • Manufacturer of your machine?
  • Is it in working condition?
  • What coin does it take? (nickel, dime, etc.)
  • Are there any broken or missing parts?
We make it easy for you to ship your machine to us. We will send you a shipping drum with all of the packaging, you simply pack it and we'll have it picked up. It's as simple as that.
for more information about us.
Thanks for stopping -
below is our current slot machine inventory.
Current price list available via email:
bill@oldtimeslots.com


MACHINES FOR SALE


 

Mills Castle Front

1937 Jennings Silver Chief
This is a very nice 5 cent machine restored by my good friend Ken Ryan. Nice original oak cabinet, mech has been cadmium plated as original. Photos available by email.

Mills War Eagle

1931 Mills War Eagle
Here is a nice 5 cent non restored original machine,very nice working and has replacement reel strips, awards card and glass.

Mills Castle Front

1928 Mills/Pace Jackpot
Nice 5 cent machine, not real common as it started as a Mills Operators Bell and had a Pace jackpot added. Machine has been refreshed, mech cleaned, lubed and tuned, has a common crack behind gooseneck. Photos available by email.

Mills War Eagle

1937 Mills Cherry
Here is a nice 5 cent non restored original machine not to be confused with the Brown Front Bursting Cherry as this first issue machine has the less common 3/10 pay out. Photos available by email.

Pace Comet

1936 Pace All Star Comet
Nice restored original 5 cent machine. Nice working machine!

Caille Sphinx

1932 Caille Sphinx
Here is a nice 25 cent machine with an older restoration. This was the last bell machine made by Caille.

Watling Treasury

1936 Watling Treasury
Heres a sweet original 5 cent machine thats been buried in a closet for the last 40 years up in Seattle. More photos on request.

Mills Hitop

1947 Mills Hitop
Nice entry level machine, older restoration to paint and cabinet, 25 cent play.

Jennings Standard Chief

1945 Jennings Standard Chief
****SOLD 4/25/12****


NCR 130 on NCR base

NCR 130 register
This is a sweet NCR 130 cash register with an older retoration by Billy Hall on a solid bronze pedestal base.
Pick up ONLY please, no shipping.

Silver Moon Club

1941 Jennings Silver Moon Club
Nice 5 cent original machine, original locks and keys.


Pace Jackpot

1928 Pace Bantam Jackpot
Nice compact 5 cent machine with an older restoration. Email for additional photos.

Watling Blue Seal

1930 Watling Blue Seal

****SOLD 4/19/12****


Little Duke Vendor

1932 Jennings Little Duke Vendor

Here is a restored original early single jackpot Little Duke with original working side ball gum vendor. This machine was restored a few years back by one of the best in the country. It is a very nice looking and working machine, very Art Deco.

1920 Operators Bell Vendor

1920 Mills Operators Bell Vendor
Here is a nice unrestored original 5 cent Mills Automatic Salesman with vendor and future pay. The award card is a replacement, original tin strips.







Silver Dollar Club Chief

1947 Jennings Silver Dollar
Wild Indian Club Chief
Here is a sweet original dollar machine made for the Cal- Neva Club Casino, the Cal-Neva plaque on the front is original Jennings issue complete with facroty parts number. All 3 serial numbers match on this beauty, original ODJ Yale lock and key. The chrome is original and in fair condition, there are nicks in the upper casting from the large dollars that got dropped. The reel strips are replacements prior to my purchase. This is a rare machine.

5 cent Poinsettia

1930 Mills Poinsettia
Nice unrestored jackpot machine with new reel strips with free play feature. Paint as been touched up tastefully.




Melon Bell

1938 Mills Melon Bell
Nice 5 cent machine with special Bonus Melon jackpot. When you hit the 3 watermelons on the payline the operator of the machine would take off the large diamond shaped jackpot and give you the contents! It has an older restoation, original locks and keys.

* Open Fronts NO SHIPPING, PICK UP ONLY

Pair of 1961 Mills Open Fronts
This is a 50 cent & $1.00 pair of Open Front machines on a common base. These are Jackpot only machines and pay out is delivered by a hopper under each machine. Nice club machines.
NO SHIPPING

777 Hi Top

1949 Mills 777 handload HiTop
5 cent HiTop, original paint, minor cabinet repair on lower left side. Good working 777 machine.

NCR 250

National Cash Register #250
Nice original nickel plated register with an older restoration!

ncr216

Very nice copper oxidized Candy Store register fully restored by Billy Hall. All papers complete!

Arts and Crafts

Arts and Crafts panel
******SOLD******

contemporary

Contemporary panel with bevels dichroic glass
12" x 12"

Deco Swirl

Victorian panel with 1898 Deco Swirl glass tile
12" x 12"

Rainbow Dichroic

Contemporary panel with bevels dichroic glass
12" x 12"

rig

2003 Welsh Cardigan Corgi
Big Wrig (Wrigley)
NOT FOR SALE
Right here is my best friend, he comes to work with me every day!

wrigwindow

CUSTOM stained glass of your best friend available now!
This is a hand painted and kiln fired face of Wrigley built into a very nice 10" x 10" panel. If you wish to have your pet painted for posterity please email or call for details.


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**Great Project Machines**

Below please find some fresh finds. These are great project machines and some parts!

Pace/Rockola Bantam
Project machine, has home made handle.



1945 Jennings Standard Chief
Here is a complete project machine, no broken castings, has bonnet, back door and cash box. Mech is rusty but not froze up.







****ON HOLD****

1937 Mills Cherry
This project machine is the original Mills Cherry, not the Bursting Cherry as every one knows it as. This first issue machine pays 10 coins for 2 cherry's with a lemon or bell instead of the common 5 coin pay out. It missing the bonnet, back door, wooden base, money bowls, its rusty and has a chunk missing out of the upper casting but thats why its a project!.

****SOLD****

1936 Pace Comet


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RESTORATION & REPAIR SERVICES
I get asked all the time if I watch American Pickers, Pawn Stars, American Restorations and the rest of the "reality show" and of coarse I do, I actually participated in a local show Hardcore Pawn and when doing so I really found out how these shows are "made for TV" and they do make great television and these guys are all now super stars but honestly what I do here at my little shop out in the country is the real deal. I don't have a whole crew of people working here, I am just a hard working guy who loves what I do.

Along with buying and selling machines I offer restoration and repair.
If you have a vintage mechanical machine that is not working I can repair it for you.
If you have a vintage machine that is tired but looks good I can restore it mechanically.
If you have a machine that works good but is simply faded and ugly I can do a cosmetic restoration including wood, polish and paint.
If you have a basket case I can take care of that as well.
Below are a few examples of my work.

This nickel, dime, quarter and half dollar set of Black Cherry machines I restored for one of my clients.



This 1939 Mills Diamond Front was the only thing salvaged from a whole house fire.


This is the before and after of a 1932 Roman Head.


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SLOT MACHINES WANTED

I am in search of and want to buy any of these machines
in any denomination and in any condition, working or not:
  • Bally Reliance Dice machine
  • Buckley Bones Dice machine
  • Burnham Novelty Gum Works
  • Caille Liberty Bell
  • Caille Operators Bell
  • Cast Iron Slot Machine
  • Fey Silver Dollar Slot machine
  • Jennings Chief slot machine
  • Jennings Sun Chief slot machine
  • Mills HiTop BONUS slot machine
  • Mills Horsehead BONUS slot machine
  • Mills Operators Bell slot machine
  • Mills Liberty Bell slot machine
  • Mills Melon Bell slot machine
  • Mills Watermelon HiTop slot machine
  • Mills Roman Head slot machine
  • Watling Bird of Paradise slot machine
  • Watling Cherry Front Rol-A-Top slot machine
  • Watling Rol-A-Top slot machine
  • Watling Treasury slot machine
    Mills Roman Head Vendor and Watling Cherry Front Rol-a-top


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Coin-operated machines are a part of American history, beginning in the late 19th century, and flourishing in the early part of the 20th, until they became illegal in the 1950's. We find many of our machines in places where they have been locked up since then. Some of them were kept in operation by attached "vendors" that rewarded customers with mints, candy, or cigarettes in return for their coins, thus skirting the law. Today, it varies from state to state as to whether or not they are legal. Check your laws here. Here in Michigan, you may possess any machine that is at least 25 years old, strictly for your own use.

I began collecting and refurbishing the old machines in the mid-1990's, and have become an expert in both their lore and the mechanical aspects since then. Darwin's is the largest vintage slot machine dealer in the state of Michigan. You can trust our work as well as our word.

Original and authentically restored machines are difficult to find, and the buyer should beware of "remanufactured" machines and reproductions. Darwin's has close to 50 machines in stock at any given time, some completely original, some restored, some partially restored.

Each customer has his or her own preference, and we try to cater to every one. We are now shipping all over the country, and occasionally outside the country, specializing in Mills and Jennings machines. They were the workhorse of their day, and are the most reliable, in my opinion. We also handle Watling, Pace, and Caille machines.

Another interesting facet of our business is collecting and selling antique floor safes. Besides meeting a demand for them, they make great stands for the slots!

I inherited a fascination with mechanical things from my grandfather, the late Roy Darwin, who was involved in player pianos, model airplanes, and antique restoration, as well as stained glass. After twenty-five years as owner of Darwin's Stained Glass, I began tinkering with old slot machines in my spare time, and another business was born. Every day is a challenge and a pleasure meeting new clients from all walks of life.

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