Bernie Berten Company. 75 likes 1 talking about this. Repairs and Restorations of Antique Slot Machines, specializing in springs.

There are a number of books out there available to the slot machine collector, and they all have something different to offer. I’ve already discussed some of the reference books that are useful for identifying the make and model of an antique slot, but now that we’ve identified our “21″ Bell, we’re more interested in books that will help us with the mechanics of the machine itself. Two of the aforementioned books are useful in this regard as well.

First and foremost, a copy of Owners Pictorial Guide for the Care and Understanding of the Mills Bell Slot Machine is pretty much required. It’s a good book with plenty of pictures and a good explanation of the operating mechanism and some of the additional features that some of the Mills machines incorporated over the years.

Next, Slot Machines of Yesteryear: Operator’s Companion -Mills of the Forties is also good to have on hand, particularly for its parts diagrams and lists of Mills part numbers.

Original Mills literature comes up for sale from time to time, and there are other books available, but the two books mentioned above are a good place to start.

Also, there is a set of videos available from Dave at Ibuyoldslots.com. This series of DVDs has a wealth of information and is well worth the money. Even though the production values are not Hollywood quality, the content is still invaluable to anyone wanting to do a complete disassembly and reassembly of a vintage slot machine. I wish I’d had it twenty years ago.

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Two of these are numbers from the coin slide and the others are Mills Novelty Co. 3-wheel slot patents.

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783794 John L. Miller, Coin-Controlled Vending Machine, Feb 28, 1905, 194/282; 221/196 - vend cigars from the original box (showing tax stamp)

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1697537Coin-controlled machine, Fred L Mills, Mills Novelty Co, Jan 1, 1929, 221/124, 273/143.00R, 194/300, 312/49, 221/277, 221/131, 221/155 - 3-wheel slot machine
1677647Safety-catch device, Mills Fred L, Mills Novelty Co, Jul 17, 1928, 221/13, 221/152, 453/38, 221/206, 273/143.00R, 221/264, 221/270 - for above 3-wheel slot machine
1767602Coin-controlled vending machine, Fred L Mills, Mills Novelty Co, Jun 24, 1930, 273/143.00R - 3-wheel slot machine
1854479Coin-operated machine, Fred L Mills, Mills Novelty Co, Apr 19, 1932, 273/143.00R, 194/290 - 3-wheel slot machine

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1908380Coin slide, Walter A Tratsch, Monarch Tool & Mfg Company, May 9, 1933, 194/291 -
1908752Coin controlled device, Louis M Hall, Monarch Tool & Mfg Company, Walter A Tratsch, May 16, 1933, 94/291 -