THE SLOT MACHINE
AUCTION EVENT
Major auctions are becoming a regular feature for the coin machine collector.
- In 1994, it was the Sotheby auction of Dr. Smith's Penny Arcade collection.
- In 1995, it was the James Julia auction of Stan Harris' vending machine collection.
- In 1996, it was Roy Arrington's Victorian Casino Auction of coin operated gambling
machines. It was called the "Greatest Auction Show of the Twentieth Century".
The auction contained close to 1000 lots, including 30 upright floor model slots, 2 original Frank
Polk figural slot machines, many early cast iron machines, over 50 jukeboxes, several
orchestrions piano, 2 Mills Violin Virtuosos, 9 ticket printing scales, as pumps, barber shop
items and more. The auction was held in Las Vegas on September 7 - 8, 1996.
Enough background, here are some of the realized prices, as recorded by one of the attendees.
All the prices below include a 10% buyers premium. As always, care should be taken in interpreting auction prices, because low prices can be a function of the machine's condition and the lack of bidders for a particular machine at a particular auction. In like manner, high prices may be the result of two overly enthusiatic bidders.
Selected Auction Results
Sitman & Pitt, cast iron 5 reel poker trade stimulator $2310
Mills 5 cent floor model "Cricket", all original $16,500
Mills 5 cent War Eagle slot machine, restored $1,925
Watling 10 cent 2 column ball gum vendor front slot machine $1810
Pace 5 cent Comet twin jackpot, 2 column front vending slot machine with skill stops $1210
Double sided die cut Poll Parrot sidewalk shoe sign $1650
Mills 5 cent fllor model "Owl" slot machine in excellent working condition $4950
Mutoscope, cast ironfloor model picture machine $3300
Cowper "CrackerJack" countertop 4 jackpot game with new door $2860
Mills 5 cent "Brownie" counter top single wheel slot machine, restored $3960
Wurlitzer model 41 counter top jukebox $4075
Rock-Ola model 1422 jukebox, restored $4675
Mills "Violin Virtuosa" self playing coin-op violin machine in as found original condition
$12,100
Mills "Owl" penny arcade lifter strength machine $1260
Pace 1946 Deluxe $1.00 slot machine, restored $1980.
Mills 5 cent "Dewey" floor model slot machine, restored $9900
Mills "Sweethear" QT slot machine $1320
Mill's 25 cent "Chicago floor model slot machine, restored, $11,560
Watling 5 cent "Owl" floor model slot machine $10,630
Chicago Band Bank in original as found condition $2310
Caille Bros 5 cent "Centaur" floor model slot machine, restored $13,200
Evans, 5 cent "Rouletto" console floor model machine $6160
Caille Bros 5 cent "Our Baby" counter top single wheel slot machine, restored $5175
Watling 50 cent Rol-ATop slot machine $3410
Caille Bros 5 cent "Puritan" floor model slot machine $6930
Penny arcade floor model electric shock machine, "Electric Nerve & Muscle Massage" $2750
Mills, 5 cent "Owl" floor model slot machine $6150
Mills one cent "Target Practice" counter top skill game $610
The "Park" cast iron cigar cutter & lighter $1870
"Odd or Even" cast iron spinning ships wheel gambling cigar cutter $1320
"Pig & Barrel" cast iron cigar cutter $1650
"Head or Tails" cast iron donkey, gambling cigar cutter $3300
"Tax Collector" cigar cutter $880
"Place This Way" combination cigar cutter and lighter $825
Groetchen "Club Columbia" 25 cent slot machine in excellent condition $660
Wurlizer model 850 "Peacock" jukebox, restored, $18700
Wurlizer model 780 jukebox, restored $5500
Caille Bros 5 cent "Puck" floor model slot machine $12,100
Mysterious Eye 5 cent counter top cash pay machine $1430
Watling coin front Rol-A-Top slot machine $3460
Restored "Dayton" country store barrel computing scale $935
Caille Bros floor model 5 cent roulette machine, restored $52,200
Mills "Little Perfection 5 reel poker trade stimulator $1100
Peo counterop baseball machine $770
Bally Reliance 25 cent dice game, restore, $3120
Mills 5 cent Duplex floor model slot machine $32,250
Seeburg coin op A-Roll piano style C $6600
Frank Polk carved floor model Indian Medicne Man slot machine, $11,100
Regina, Concerto 32" Disc stype 300 piano, restored $32,400
Restored Koch fluted base barber chair $2400
Seeburg A-roll Dog race coinop piano $8800
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