Antique Slot Machines ~ Darwin's 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

BUY ~ SELL ~ TRADE ~ RESTORE ~ REPAIR

Current Inventory Project Machines Restoration & Repair Machines Wanted Slot Laws

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Status as of 2/6/12
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

1948 Mills 777 Hitop
Freshley restored 5 cent machine complete with 777 token despenser, jackpot with reserve. Very nice machine, email for additional photos.

1933 Mills Skyscraper
Very nice fully restored 5 cent machine, restored by a good friend and on consignment. Email for additional photos.

1941 Jennings Silver Moon Club
Another very nice fully restored 5 cent machine, restored by a good friend and on consignment. Email for additional photos.

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

1945 Jennings Silver Dollar Standard Chief
Nice original machine with Tic Tac Toe feature, all matching numbers 180866, YALE lock and keys, original chrome, very clean machine.

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.

1935 Mills Futurity Gold Award Vendor
Here is a nice 5 cent Futurity that received a restoration some time ago, very nice looking and playing machine. Most Futurity machines you see have the wrong vendor, this is the vendor made for this machine. Has working gold award and futurity features.

1936 Jennings 4 Star Chief
Here is another machine that was restored some time ago, the mech has been painted silver and the doors, and bonnet are recasts but its better then no doors or bonnet, cash box is a repro. The paint has a few blemishes but all in all a nice machine.

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

1945 Mills Black Cherry
Nice restored original machine. Original paint on the castings, fresh restoration to the mech, escalator and jackpot.

1930 Watling Blue Seal

This is a semi restored 5 cent machine in which the vendor and jackpot have been disabled however is a nice working 20 coin max pay out machine with original tin strips.
*** SALE $1100! ***

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 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.

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.

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

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.

5 cent Jennings Galaxy
*****SOLD 1-20-12*****

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

1944 Columbia Jackpot
Very nice original unrestored working Greotchen Columbia machine

*** SOLD 1/26/12 ***

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
*** SALE $750 for the pair! ***

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

1911 National Cash Register #317
Older restoration by Billy Hall

*****SOLD*****
1933 Pace Bantam Vendor
Very nice original penny machine complete with original ball gum side vendor, original almost never seen marquee, original reel strips, canvas coin bag, original Pace lock and key marked "PACE", mechanism cleaned and lubricated.

*****SOLD*****
1946 Jennings $1.00 Super Deluxe Club Chief
Silver Dollar machines come up very seldom. This machine is an original dollar machine from the factory with all 3 matching serial numbers. It has the original handload working jackpot. Chrome is very good to excellent but not mint as there is a small flake between the reel arrow and the award card otherwise it is near mint chrome. The machine plays very nice and the sound of huge silver dollars in a payoff can not be matched!

circa early 1900's
Paidar barber Pole

***SOLD 12/15/11***

***SOLD 12/1/11***

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

Contemporary panel with bevels dichroic glass
12" x 12"

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

Contemporary panel with bevels dichroic glass
12" x 12"

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

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**
For you newcomers to the hobby or restoration I offer these great projects!

1948 Mills Handload BONUS Hitop
This just in waiting for your majic touch an all original working Hitop BONUS. The machine is complete including the BONUS feature. At some point the burgundy paint has been painted over. You can play it as it is, restore it yourself or we can do the restoration for you! BONUS machines are not as common as the standard Hitop machines but even less common is the handload jackpot version.

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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:

Watling Rol-A-Top slot machine
Mills HiTop BONUS slot machine
Mills Horsehead BONUS slot machine
Watling Treasury slot machine
Jennings Chief slot machine
Jennings Sun Chief 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
Fey Silver Dollar Slot machine
Buckley Bones Dice machine
Bally Reliance Dice machine

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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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1948 Mills 777 Hitop Freshley restored 5 cent machine complete with 777 token despenser, jackpot with reserve. Very nice machine, email for additional photos.	1933 Mills Skyscraper Very nice fully restored 5 cent machine, restored by a good friend and on consignment. Email for additional photos.
1941 Jennings Silver Moon Club Another very nice fully restored 5 cent machine, restored by a good friend and on consignment. Email for additional photos.	1928 Pace Bantam Jackpot Nice compact 5 cent machine with an older restoration. Email for additional photos.
1945 Jennings Silver Dollar Standard Chief Nice original machine with Tic Tac Toe feature, all matching numbers 180866, YALE lock and keys, original chrome, very clean machine.	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.
1935 Mills Futurity Gold Award Vendor Here is a nice 5 cent Futurity that received a restoration some time ago, very nice looking and playing machine. Most Futurity machines you see have the wrong vendor, this is the vendor made for this machine. Has working gold award and futurity features.	1936 Jennings 4 Star Chief Here is another machine that was restored some time ago, the mech has been painted silver and the doors, and bonnet are recasts but its better then no doors or bonnet, cash box is a repro. The paint has a few blemishes but all in all a nice machine.
1941 Jennings Silver Moon Club Nice 5 cent original machine, original locks and keys.	1945 Mills Black Cherry Nice restored original machine. Original paint on the castings, fresh restoration to the mech, escalator and jackpot.
1930 Watling Blue Seal This is a semi restored 5 cent machine in which the vendor and jackpot have been disabled however is a nice working 20 coin max pay out machine with original tin strips. * SALE $1100! *	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 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.	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.
1930 Mills Poinsettia Nice unrestored jackpot machine with new reel strips with free play feature. Paint as been touched up tastefully.	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.
5 cent Jennings Galaxy ***SOLD 1-20-12***	1949 Mills 777 handload HiTop 5 cent HiTop, original paint, minor cabinet repair on lower left side. Good working 777 machine.
1944 Columbia Jackpot Very nice original unrestored working Greotchen Columbia machine * SOLD 1/26/12 *	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 * SALE $750 for the pair! *
National Cash Register #250 Nice original nickel plated register with an older restoration!	1911 National Cash Register #317 Older restoration by Billy Hall
***SOLD*** 1933 Pace Bantam Vendor Very nice original penny machine complete with original ball gum side vendor, original almost never seen marquee, original reel strips, canvas coin bag, original Pace lock and key marked "PACE", mechanism cleaned and lubricated.	***SOLD*** 1946 Jennings $1.00 Super Deluxe Club Chief Silver Dollar machines come up very seldom. This machine is an original dollar machine from the factory with all 3 matching serial numbers. It has the original handload working jackpot. Chrome is very good to excellent but not mint as there is a small flake between the reel arrow and the award card otherwise it is near mint chrome. The machine plays very nice and the sound of huge silver dollars in a payoff can not be matched!
circa early 1900's Paidar barber Pole *SOLD 12/15/11*	*SOLD 12/1/11*
Arts and Crafts panel ****SOLD****	Contemporary panel with bevels dichroic glass 12" x 12"
Victorian panel with 1898 Deco Swirl glass tile 12" x 12"	Contemporary panel with bevels dichroic glass 12" x 12"
2003 Welsh Cardigan Corgi Big Wrig (Wrigley) NOT FOR SALE Right here is my best friend, he comes to work with me every day!	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.