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.

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Mills Extra Bell. At San Diego Antique Slot Machines I buy, sell, repair, restore. Mills Slot Machine - Bell Fruit Gum. In Coin Operated Slot Machines Show & Tell. Slot Machines 51 of 58: 1. Like it officialfuel loves this. Mills Bell-O-Matic Slot Machine, USA, 1948 This beautiful authentic Mills slot machine is in excellent working condition with a mechanical pull arm. Machine uses nickels, and players can actually see the coins line up and move through the coin window.

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This site chronicles my efforts at resurrecting, repairing and restoring an antique slot machine. The machine is a Mills High Top 777 Bell and dates to roughly 1949-1952. Although some of the information presented here will be specific to Mills High Tops, a lot of it will apply to antique slot machines made by Jennings, Watling or other manufacturers, or to different models of Mills machines like the half-tops, goosenecks and others.

The information presented here may prove helpful to collectors who are contemplating a restoration project of their own, but should not be taken as the last word on the subject. Any slot machine restoration project requires a lot of research, time and know-how, and no single reference can hope to provide every bit of knowledge necessary for a beginner to undertake a project of this scope. Likewise, some antique slot machines are very rare and valuable, and a poorly-done restoration can do irreparable harm to the machine and destroy a lot of monetary value.

The information contained herein is provided as-is and without warranty of any kind. Use it at your own risk. In other words, if you disassemble or destroy your antique slot machine and can’t get it back together, that’s your own fault… not mine That being said, working on antique slot machines is a lot of fun and not terribly difficult if you are patient, careful and inquisitive.

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