Original/Antique Mills Diamond Front 10 Cent Slot Machine 1930s, Mechanical

Here's an antique slot machine: Mills' Diamond Front. This slot machine was probably made in the 1930s. It is completely mechanical and uses no electricity to operate.

I was told that the machine came out of a barn where it had been stored since the mid 1940s. When I got the machine, it contained about 200 Mercury dimes all dated 1944 or earlier; no coins are included with this machine. This machine is not accepting dimes, so I can't test it to see if it works. There's a small metal lever on the inside of the coin acceptor that's appears to be loose; there's also a small spring attached to the lever which is hanging loose (see Photo #20). This may be causing the non-working coin acceptor problem, but there may be something else causing the problem.

Otherwise the machine appears to be complete with all of the original parts. The chrome plating over the cast iron is starting to flake off in the upper right section on the front of the machine. The clear generic glass is cracked over the coin escalater (Photo #12) and there's a diagonal break in the corner of the generic glass over the jackpot holder (Photo #13).

Also, it appears that someone painted the sides and some of the chrome brown. No lock/key on the back door. I'm not taking offers or trades. This machine must be picked up at my home - I'm located in central Indiana.