Novelty, also known as Bull Durham Novelties of Los Angeles, CA. The company would then re-name the machine and sell it as their own. This casting was made by the new company and would have a jackpot compartment on it.
This process consisted of tuning the machine up, possibly repainting it and installing a new upper or lower casting on the machine. A few smaller companies saw a window of opportunity and decided to buy up the old slot machines and 'restore' them. Immediately after these initial machines came out, non-jackpot slot machines were obsolete. During the very late 1920's slot machines started coming out with a 'new' physical jackpot on them that would dump extra coins when three of the same graphic were lined up. The maximum jackpot payout on machines during the 20's was 20 coins. During most of the 1920's slot machines did not have an 'extra' jackpot on them. Your slot was probably originally made by Mills Novelty Co of Chicago, IL.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.
