Collectibles-General (Antiques)/watling roll a top

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Expert: - 5/21/2010


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I have had this unit since about 1975. bought it from Tom Kunkle for $ 1,000.00, just curious as to value today. I can't see leaving it to the kids, they place no value on these type of things. thanks for your info, R P Miller

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Hi Ross,

Good Investment, it's worth about $3,200.00 to $3,800.00 in todays market. Strange looking vendor doors on this machine, they could be off a different model of Watling. You do not see those lines above the vendor windows on regular Roll-A-Tops, So these vendor doors could be off a checker board Walting or something else, but its a Gold Award Model and it looks good. I can't see the Top of the machine but if it had the skill stop buttons and it was a working skill top machine it could bring more. Your machines biggest fault is the vendor doors and that it is a dime machine, but that is mostly a personal choice with buyers. Nice Machine Ross! This is called the Watling Coin Front, with Gold Award, Roll-A-Top machine. When you say Tom Kunkle, could this be Tom Krahl of Antique Slot Machine Part Co.? It's too bad for the kids that they don't show a real interest in this baby, she is the Top dog of most of the slot machine models you see. Thank you for sharing the photo Ross.

Thank You

Sincerely

Rodger Knutson
http://www.coinslots.com
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    Rating(1-10)Knowledgeability = 10Clarity of Response = 10Politeness = 10
    CommentI appreciate the rapid response and all the information given, Thanks, R P Miller


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I am an expert on old coin operated machines, slot machines, trade stimulator's, jukeboxes, old arcade machines, etc. I have been identifying these for people who respond to my web site listed below, for a few years now. In almost all cases I am able to tell them about their old coin operated machines, the year, the value, and other general information about their machines. I do not know much about soda vending machines, coin banks, or scales, but I will try to help you with these if I can. Please email photo's to: jackpot7@ix.netcom.com My web site is at: http://www.coinslots.com

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I bought my first slot machine, a .50 Cent Mills Black Cherry in 1969 and have been hooked from that time, I still have that Slot machine! Before that I found a open barrel full of old scraped jukebox wall boxes behind a restaurant, I wanted them all but never took a one of them. Anything that took a coin drove me nuts!

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