Am I missing something here?

[stoxman22]

This Machine sold today for £1050 plus commission taking it to just over £1300. I was ready to bid and thought my 500 plus commission would seal it. Is is not just a Mills High top with a added front bit? Is it rare? I assumed it would be a copy as Brooklands is a UK interest.

[pennymachines]

It's a Tom Boland Brooklands conversion from a Mills bandit - see Boland Black Beauty, Screen Stars, Brooklands, White City...
Used to be sniffed at by bandit collectors when I started, and for years after, but interest in them grew significantly over the last decade.

[coppinpr]

I love them!! yet another slight variant I've not seen before ,what would be rare would be to find two exactly the same

https://www.penny-arcade.info/the-tom-boland-collection

[brigham]

I'm ready to take a few more Boland machines...

... but not at £1300!

[special when lit]

I was interested in that, as the auction wasn't far from me.
Unfortunately, my bid was woefully inadequate...

[cheeky]

It will be interesting to see what happens to prices once the recession properly kicks-in. It's a great time to sell at the moment but methinks that it won't last for much longer. Thoughts for a penny?

[brianh]

Agreed - as an example there's 10 Allwins in the Cottees auction in Poole in Dorset on Saturday but no way of going to see them so would have to rely on bidding blind. I sold one on eBay before Christmas but wouldn't risk it again now (especially as it took me 2 months to get a permit

[treefrog]

I was also keen on this machine, as although I have the same machine already, this looked very untouched and original. Keeping fingers crossed new owner keeps as is