The maximum jackpot payout on machines during the 20's was 20 coins. Although some of the information presented here will be specific to Mills High Tops, a lot of it will apply to antique slot machines made by Jennings. The machine is a Mills High Top 777 Bell and dates to roughly 1949-1952. During most of the 1920's slot machines did not have an 'extra' jackpot on them. This site chronicles my efforts at resurrecting, repairing and restoring an antique slot machine. Your slot was probably originally made by Mills Novelty Co of Chicago, IL. Dear Craig, I received the photos and have fully researched your wonderful slot machine, here is what I found. If you have an antique Mills Novelty Company slot or coin-operated machine in good or bad shape, We buy antique slots, penny arcade machines, automatic music items as well as antique vending machines and DeMoulin paraphernalia.
We BUY Mills Novelty Company coin-operated machines, slot machines, vendors and scales. Do not attempt to restore it in any way, find attached the original flyers for both models. Hi, Your machine is all ORIGINAL, the flat handle models were the first to be introduced in the range, they later added the cast iron club handles when they introduced the same model with drill proof sides in 1941, Bill (Slot Dynasty) is correct, you have an all original Cherry Bell, Brown front.