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THBMills Novelty Co. 5 cent slot machine ''The Owl''
About Seller
145 East Walnut Avenue
Monrovia, CA 91016
United States
John Moran Auctioneers is a family-owned and operated company, and market leader and trendsetter in sales of California and American art. We offer more works of California Impressionism, California Style watercolors, and Western art than any other auction house. Our personalized approach is our trad...Read more
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About Auction
LiveSep 29, 2015 - Sep 30, 2015
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- Lot Description
Late 19th/early 20th century, Mills Novelty Co., Chicago, IL, the floor-standing metal-mounted and hand-painted rectangular wooden case surmounted by a foliate-adorned and molded patinated metal coin head marked ''Chicago'' and ''Pat. Nov.8.98,'' above a circular glazed aperture housing the lithographed owl-adorned wheel, over an outset disc music box faced by a second circular glazed aperture, raised overall on foliate cast metal bracket feet, with keys, including cranks: 66'' H x 31'' W x 19.5'' D, est: $4000/6000 Note: Accompanied by a copy of repair invoice from Free Play, Arcadia CA. Due to laws regulating the sale of antique slot machines, this lot cannot be sold to bidders in the states of Alabama, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nebraska, South Carolina, or Tennessee. Provenance: Purchased circa 1982 from Trilco, Arcadia CA; Estate, Pasadena, CA
Condition
Overall good condition; winds, runs and plays. Scattered spots of mildew and rust to interior commensurate with age. Present disc player and six-way Dewey/Chicago head likely later replacements. Music box and disc marked for the Regina Company. Rear right foot with an approximately 1’’ x 1’’ loss to upper scroll element; an approximately .5’’ x .5’’ corresponding gouge to underlying timber. Case previously refinished. With restorations and repairs completed in 1982 by Gary Taplin of Free Play Quality Restorations & Sales, Arcadia, CA.
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