Cadillac Mills
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Well yes it does! It is an American machine after all, running on 25c. When I first started
to go to Las Vegas in the early '70s, this was a common sort of prize. Each bank of machines would have a different jackpot, often with the prize hanging above the bank of machines. I've seen cars, motorbikes, boats, the weirdest one I ever saw was a helicopter. There it was for all to see, hanging above a bank of 20 machines at the Dunes casino. This machine shows each payout and its amount clearly plus the 4 cars which says "Cadillac" in the payout space.
to go to Las Vegas in the early '70s, this was a common sort of prize. Each bank of machines would have a different jackpot, often with the prize hanging above the bank of machines. I've seen cars, motorbikes, boats, the weirdest one I ever saw was a helicopter. There it was for all to see, hanging above a bank of 20 machines at the Dunes casino. This machine shows each payout and its amount clearly plus the 4 cars which says "Cadillac" in the payout space.
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I never got around to asking the auction house for pictures inside, but if a genuine 4 reeler would have been interested. I just had a hunch on this one, especially as the reel strips seem to be wide with no borders like on tin reels. Electro reels are plastic stuck strips...... so I never took the risk of buying a bunch of chips and wires....
Suspect this was a later casino modded machine as Paul says for Vegas type customers, even the custom stand and payout trays. With the size of it, there is probably a hopper in the bottom to pay those payouts as you would not call an attendant on every win...
Suspect this was a later casino modded machine as Paul says for Vegas type customers, even the custom stand and payout trays. With the size of it, there is probably a hopper in the bottom to pay those payouts as you would not call an attendant on every win...
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I'm still going to go with all mechanical... well for now at least.
Regarding the reel strips, I think maybe the reel window cutouts block the gaps so you don't see usual natural line of the reel bundle.....
Regarding the payouts, well there are not many and you would have to call attendant to claim the Cadillac for starters?........... And lowest layout is $5 and so equates to 20 coins on 25c coin? So the lowest could just be normal non jackpot 20 coin full stack....? Then you're only left with two and they are 60 coin and 100 coin pays so not that common, so not having to call attendant that often maybe?
Regarding the reel strips, I think maybe the reel window cutouts block the gaps so you don't see usual natural line of the reel bundle.....
Regarding the payouts, well there are not many and you would have to call attendant to claim the Cadillac for starters?........... And lowest layout is $5 and so equates to 20 coins on 25c coin? So the lowest could just be normal non jackpot 20 coin full stack....? Then you're only left with two and they are 60 coin and 100 coin pays so not that common, so not having to call attendant that often maybe?
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Well had a quick google
Obviously not the same model but they illustrate some of the points with regard to reel strips and only one full stack payout on 25c jackpot only reel bundle with others attendant payout?
This is in no way conclusive as I have seen Aristocrats in the same cabinet with the same reel bundle but with hopper v mechanical layout, although with later models the hopper versions tended to have additional features e.g. coin counter or insert coin light etc.
What caused me concern on the original pic was the large payout tray for just 20 coins. However my money is still on an all mechanical ex casino machine that has been retired and refited onto a different base, with generic large layout tray at some later point.....?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/172744133450
Obviously not the same model but they illustrate some of the points with regard to reel strips and only one full stack payout on 25c jackpot only reel bundle with others attendant payout?
This is in no way conclusive as I have seen Aristocrats in the same cabinet with the same reel bundle but with hopper v mechanical layout, although with later models the hopper versions tended to have additional features e.g. coin counter or insert coin light etc.
What caused me concern on the original pic was the large payout tray for just 20 coins. However my money is still on an all mechanical ex casino machine that has been retired and refited onto a different base, with generic large layout tray at some later point.....?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/172744133450
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One of downsides on a mechanical jackpots only machine like this if it's in your home environment is that it can be a bit of a boring machine to play, as only one payout is paid directly into the payout tray.......
The e/m machine version could of course bang out all the awards except the car....!
The e/m machine version could of course bang out all the awards except the car....!
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Well I contacted the auction house and although it was passed, someone bought it at £220 plus 28.5% commission......maybe someone on here who can share the answer
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I asked some questions in the USA and it would seem this machine was called an "M front" and was a later version of the "Compact". The compact had an escalator and the M front a coin acceptor. Four reel versions are quite rare I'm told.
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As I posted earlier, two versions of this cabinet style: Compact and M. Also, I'm told the M type came from the coin acceptor M embossing, but I wasn't 100%...........
Maybe I'm just too big a fan of It's a Mad Mad Mad World and looking for an inverted big W...........?!?
Maybe I'm just too big a fan of It's a Mad Mad Mad World and looking for an inverted big W...........?!?
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"its under a w-ur, a big w-ur"Maybe I'm just too big a fan of It's a Mad Mad Mad World and looking for an inverted big W...........?!?
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