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Owning a vintage slot machine is one of those fun yet daunting ideas. Many old school one-armed bandits are beautifully designed and instant conversation pieces. Plus slot fans who own a machine don’t ever have to worry about losing money to the house.
Antique Slot Machine Repair
Vending Machine Servicing
Servicing Old Antique Slot Machines
Charles August Fey, a Bavaria-born inventor, was living in San Francisco when he invented his first gambling machine in 1984. His games grew to be so popular at local bars, he quit his day job and opened a factory to start mass producing them, most notably the Liberty Bell machines in 1899. A lot of the functionality from that early game remained in place through much of the 20th century. Watch this video to see the seven mechanical actions set into motion when you pull back the bandit’s arm. The inner workings are probably a little more complex than you expect.
Given that a lot of old slot machines are hand built, it isn’t surprising that coins can get jammed on their way through the mechanism. Big warning: If your machine jams, don’t force the arm or you can break, twist or damage a part inside. Different models and makes tend to have common jam points. The Mills model shown in the above video can have coins stuck in the “elevator” section that displays the last five coins dropped into the machine. Getting the slot working again can be as simple as cleaning the gunk off of an old part. You just need to be smart when you’re disassembling and reassembling the machinery.
Okay, there are plenty of more places where a coin can get stuck and the above video demonstrates how to fix a variety of jams. It also explains how to disassemble the major parts of the machine and where common problem areas are.
Curious how an antique slot machine knows how much money a winner gets? This video shows the punch-card like communication that trips payouts and how. If you ever need to replace the reel symbols or calibrate the machine you’ll need to understand how these work. Even if you don’t ever plan on owning a machine, the metallic “circuitry” is interesting to see.
Want to own a modern slot machine? New ones have plenty more bells, whistles and dings, and also a lot more advanced parts. If you plan on getting one, you may want to have an idea of what’s inside. In addition to the classic reels, there are speakers, motherboards filled with programming chips and plenty of wires. Unless you have a way with a soldering iron you probably won’t try and fix it. But in case you do, here’s a clip from Discovery showing what’s inside.
Did you know newer slot machines are smart enough to test themselves when a problem happens? This video shows you the procedure for having the machine check its own system. The host’s desert dry delivery is also enough to make this vid worth a watch.
Casino Restorations is a premiere company for antique slot machine repair and restoration Wisconsin, we work with Mills, Superior, Lucky, Reel Amusement, Jennings, Watling, Callie antique coin operated device. If your thinking about having your antique slot machine repaired or fully restored? you have come to the right place!
Antique Slot Machine Repair and Restoration Wisconsin
Casino Restorations are experts in repair and restoration antique slot machines. Our central location allows our customers to stop by as they are traveling with ease. It also allows us to ship machines around the country without long wait times.
Casino Restorations Antique Slot Machine Repair and Restoration Wisconsin performs repairs and restoration of antique slot machines for individuals, companies and museums in all of North America. Regardless of your location, we have a very easy method of transporting your machine to our shop in Saint Paul, MN.
Sewing Machine Servicing
Antique Slot Machine Repair and Restoration Wisconsin Knowledge
There are very few people in the United States remaining that have the knowledge and skill to properly work on vintage slot machines. There are even fewer companies that do it professionally on a daily basis. Out of those tiny handful of companies, none are corporations that fully insure your machine while in their shop and in transit, handle daily the national transport of antique slot machines or have a full time staff working ONLY ON ANTIQUE SLOT MACHINES; except for Casino Restorations.
With the ever increasing value of antique slot machines, having them worked on by a company with trained staff that have years of experience and will stand behind their work is very important. Also, having a company that knows how to properly restore vintage slots in a factory original way is vital to preserving not only the integrity of the machine, but it’s current and future value.
Here are some of the machines we work with…
Mills Blue Front
Mills Punch a Bag
Watling Scale
Mills Novelty Dewey
Antique Slot Machine Restoration
Antique slot machine restoration is what Casino Restorations does best! We feel that we are the worlds best at doing this very specific and exacting job. If your slot machine was made from the late 19th Century up to 1951, then you want to talk to us! Casino Restoration offers a wide range of slot machine restoration services and options.
Antique Slot Machine Repair
In many cases antique slot machines do not require a full restoration, but just an internal tune-up and repair. Like old automobiles, antique slot machines also need to be lubricated properly with other parts cleaned for the machine to work correctly. This service is very popular and will get your machine back up and running correctly for many years to come.
Silk Screening
We silk screen Mills and Caille machines the original way. We DO NOT use stencils.