hi mark, a 25c machine will operate on an old 5p/ 1/- quite happily, the present 10p usually works ok, these are slightly bigger and sometimes you need to open the coin entry slightly

Yes, I have never seen one with a live jackpot, they have always been false ones. They used any old mech that was handy. I have seen them with Jennings and Watling mechs.

The castings on the Black Beauty are all Bollands - nothing remains of the Mills, also the mechanisms usually used are Poinsettia type mechs, or earlier, therefore they're pre jackpot or in the case of the Poinsettia a differing release.

Hi, is this it? They are either made by Ruffler and Walker or supplied by them, they could also be made by Kraft.

hi mike, i spoke to them today,its still on, they have got stuff entered but the catalogues have not been done yet, so might still be time to put things in

Parkers were a large manufacturer, I can't see them recycling Bryans machines. If you look at the chrome surround it is different, there is no aperture for the Elevens sign. Also have you noticed the clown graphic, looking a bit like a Pilwin?

just seen this on ebay,290102805334, parkers eleven win, the question is which came first, bryans or parkers, who copied who

i was surprised nobody answered your question earlier, they are usually very quick and friendly on here. if you need any help in identifying anything else you can always email me direct, its in my profile, i have been collecting these for over 30 years! so am fairly knowledgable

you are right, this is a typical 1930s german machine ,probably by j&m, updated by olly whales in the 40/50s. it would have been a felt back and probably a token payout. still a nice machine

i have been watching this, have sent several questions, all unanswered, tried to find the machine on ebay.com as i suspected a scam but was not there ,but they only keep records for a limited time.but you allways hope you have found something good and was going to be anyway, but i would have insiste...