This information provided via the courtesy of Vintage Slots of Colorado, Inc.

If you have an antique coin machine and want to sell it, please send me an email. If I am not interested in it, I will forward your email to a collector who probably is.


The following information is the web version of Coin Op on CD which was a book all about antique coin machines and it was distributed on a CD-ROM. This book was written in 1995 and sold in 1996. Please take this into consideration when reading the articles. There are no plans to come out with version 2. However, we do plan on periodically updating the information on the web version.
The CD version of the book has pricing information as well as a dealer directory. Since the prices are out of date and many of the dealers/collectors may no longer be collecting the machine we have purposely left this information out of the web version. However, we do keep in contact with many dealers and collectors who are actively buying and selling machines and would be happy to put you in touch with one if you have a machine you are looking to sell.

If you are looking to purchase an antique coin machine you may also send me an email and I will put you in touch with a reputable dealer. Odds are, I will not be selling the machine you are looking for (since I rarely sell any machines).


The Mills Operator Bell (circa 1918) is a great looking Gooseneck machine.
This particular machine has the two side frames that are stamped steel plate as are a lot of the other mechanism parts. This is the only year that Mills made the mechanisms in this fashion. Many parts are joined together using rivets. Mills discontinued this after one year because they found that after heavy use the rivets worked loose. Jennings also made an Operator Bell.

Here is an example of a 1923 Mill Operator Bell. The 1923 Operators Bell has an unusual top casting. Click here to see it.

Here is the earlier (circa 1910 - 1914) cast iron version. The cast iron version is MUCH more desirable than the 1918 version. Here is another cast iron Operators Bell.