EH / Collector Connector sales

[pennymachines]

Yup.

[pennymad]

And the Bullion certainly didn't sell for £1500!!!!!!

[jimmycowman]

What was wrong with the Merchandiser ??? Seems cheap.

[aristomatic]

The article copy does state the speedway artwork sold for £1500, they have just attributed the wrong price label to the picture of it.

GP

[pennymad]

I assume the Merchandiser didn't work as it wasn't turned on or out and it would need re-casing as the woodworm even had to take a packed lunch to work now it was that bad.

[pennymachines]

It was the same machine that sold for £100 at Reeman Dansie in March. The fellow who bought it wanted the Ahrens gift vend castings, but I think the machine wasn't beyond redemption.

some machines I thought were cheap, eg the same War Eagle advertised on here went for about £500, whereas a not so good below par Hi Top went for £600...

Unfortunately, the War Eagle had extensive makeshift repairs to the upper casting.

[aristomatic]

Did anyone on the site buy the Silver Palace in the console? It would be nice to see some more pictures as I couldn't get to the auction. I know the top piece was missing (its turret?) and it had a Mills, not a Silver Palace name trim, but a nice looking slot. I am not a fan of the large consoles. A lot of the ones I have seen have the actual slot cabinet cut down, Was this standard, as they came out of the factory, e.g. they used different cabinets or standard but cut to fit?

Finally, I heard a number of stories regarding the Silver Palace slots, mostly contradictory (as usual for slot history), be it would be nice to get a definitive history on what is real and what is repro., e.g. do the castings (repro) fit a standard Mills Hi-top cabinet or not? Were all the originals only made on a dollar coin and never used?

Hopefully someone can enlighten?
It would be nice to see pictures anyway. I would be happy to just get a set of castings to make a machine up!

Cheers.

[clubconsoles]

have you seen this?
http://www.coinopcollectorforum.com/vie ... ace#p13254

and this -
http://www.coinopcollectorforum.com/vie ... f=9&t=3075

[treefrog]

Wonder why they have not posted on this site Anyway, I quite liked it when it was brown wrinkle paint, as per a thread from 3 odd years ago on here by Terry...

I know nothing about the Silver Palace, but looking at the two posts they both have the same "World" decal on the sides. This reminds me of the other manufacturer in the US who also produced Hi Tops and Mills mechanisms, Las Vegas Coin Machines Co, may explain why the castings have no stamps...........

[aristomatic]

Thanks for the links Nigel. I do usually search this and the coinop collector forums but just quickly posted this on the elephant thread. Maybe he posted on the US forum as maybe more likely to get more people with knowledge of real v repro Silver Palace, as more machines and more owners there. I'm sure the new owner is very pleased with their new acquisition. It would be nice to know and / or see any other examples located out of the US.

GP

3 years and still no 6d badge.

[coppinpr]

The Silver Palace came out in 1960 (whoever made it) and, for my money, is not a nice looking machine. The jackpot window is the most interesting part,shaped like a doorway and has a drawbridge as part of the casting.

[bandito]

Silver palace at the EH auction. Looked like a nice machine

[coppinpr]

Nice machine but appears to be missing the correct rear bonnet - it should have a crenellated top to the bonnet that kind of overhangs the front casing.

[bryans fan]

Topic merged - Site Admin.

I am surprised to see there are 2 Vintage Amusement auction scheduled for August - one on the 2nd and one on the 23rd. Steve seems to be pushing himself too far. The catalogues will surely be last minute, and I certainly haven't the time or money to attend both.

[jimmycowman]

People are cashing in on the 'good times'. I think allwins/slots are selling for crazy prices at the moment. Good if you're selling; not so if you want to expand a bit.

[youngerap]

This hobby has become too rich for me and I have stopped buying. Haven't stopped 'wanting', however!

[jimmycowman]

I see on September the 6th is the John Hayward collection. Is he a private collector or did he have a public arcade?
Can we expect some nice machines?

[cheeky]

I'll answer for you. I actually have no idea although I am told we are in for two very large auctions. Any more takers?

[slotalot]

John Hayword, also known as the Mutoscope Man was one of the founder members of the National Slot Machine Museum of Great Briton , which is now the arcade that our very own Jerry runs in Brighton..

[jingle]

Unless he had a secret stash of machines
I thought I bought is last few bits
He had 5 years ago. He was getting out of it
And called me to see if I wanted some machines as it was
All he had left except a working model and some repro allwins
He was keeping.