Not sure why the current prices in particular have your goat in a flurry Roger, because there have always been high priced machines. A friend of mine who was a major player in jukeboxes from 1974 onwards (he said that was too late to get involved mind you) has a great photo on his workshop wall take...

Well since this is the last of Mel Getlans world class collection going to auction there is indeed a precedent set by his first auction in 2012, when over 300 pieces sold for a million dollars! Mel had one of the top 5 collections ever put together, known for rarity and fine condition, and most of t...

Not having worked on a Rockola version I can't say what the men are made of, but on the half a dozen different brands I've had all were bronze, which I'd think this is too. Just place a magnet to test if it's cast iron. Not a big issue whatever it's made of to repair as both can be brazed no prob wi...

Well guys, just like every other conspiracy in history this one played out just perfectly! By us laying that machine especially suited to one JP right under his nose we well and truly suckered him back into the fold of loyal Penny Machine collectors! And being a Yank, he'll never suspect a thing.......

Forgot to mention the payout cup was likely salvaged from a Bajazzo/Clown. And presumably the payout and handle mech from an Allwin. The pediment hangs too far over the side edges which I've never seen on a production piece as just asking to get snapped off. So definitely pieced together from leftov...

The barrels and rhd mech looks very similar to John's machine, but the rest appears to be a later revamp in the 20's or 30's, and converted to payout Pennies.

AWESOME job Paul! Love it!!

Someone has poorly sprayed over the original paint though so maybe the red parts are hidden?

I'd suggest comparing this mech with another as the clock key should be more than enough leverage to power it. I've worked on many of them all dates and always very easy to rotate when running correctly.

They usually get taken off, as they're a bit loud for home use. Except most E/M machines with bells/gongs didn't even make it to home use with sounds intact! I don't remember any home users ever asking me to remove them, but well over half the many hundreds of machines we purchased from operators t...