Watling Rol-a-tor Slot Machine
This original Watling Rol-a-Tor which was an early manufactured machine for a brief period in the Watling line of Slot machines. Shortly after the Rol-a-Tor line was on production was changed to Rol-a-Top due to patent infringement over the name from a law suit by Norge Rollator Refrigerator Company. WATLING If you own or are looking for one of these or another Watling machine, we want to hear from you. Call Us or email us to talk. Watling Rolatop, Watling Rol A Top, Watling Bird Of Paradise, Watling Treasury, Watling Cherryfront, Watling Cherry Front, Watling Coin Front, Watling Coinfront, Watling Big Six, Watling Big 6, Watling Lone Star, Watling Lonestar, Watling. ITEM Morphy Auctions / March 2007 Auction / 25 Cent Watling Rol-A-Tor Slot Machine. 320A 25 Cent Watling Rol-A-Tor Slot Machine. Currency:USD Category.
Owning a vintage slot machine is one of those fun yet daunting ideas. Many old school one-armed bandits are beautifully designed and instant conversation pieces. Plus slot fans who own a machine don’t ever have to worry about losing money to the house.
Charles August Fey, a Bavaria-born inventor, was living in San Francisco when he invented his first gambling machine in 1984. His games grew to be so popular at local bars, he quit his day job and opened a factory to start mass producing them, most notably the Liberty Bell machines in 1899. A lot of the functionality from that early game remained in place through much of the 20th century. Watch this video to see the seven mechanical actions set into motion when you pull back the bandit’s arm. The inner workings are probably a little more complex than you expect.
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Given that a lot of old slot machines are hand built, it isn’t surprising that coins can get jammed on their way through the mechanism. Big warning: If your machine jams, don’t force the arm or you can break, twist or damage a part inside. Different models and makes tend to have common jam points. The Mills model shown in the above video can have coins stuck in the “elevator” section that displays the last five coins dropped into the machine. Getting the slot working again can be as simple as cleaning the gunk off of an old part. You just need to be smart when you’re disassembling and reassembling the machinery.
Okay, there are plenty of more places where a coin can get stuck and the above video demonstrates how to fix a variety of jams. It also explains how to disassemble the major parts of the machine and where common problem areas are.
Curious how an antique slot machine knows how much money a winner gets? This video shows the punch-card like communication that trips payouts and how. If you ever need to replace the reel symbols or calibrate the machine you’ll need to understand how these work. Even if you don’t ever plan on owning a machine, the metallic “circuitry” is interesting to see.
Want to own a modern slot machine? New ones have plenty more bells, whistles and dings, and also a lot more advanced parts. If you plan on getting one, you may want to have an idea of what’s inside. In addition to the classic reels, there are speakers, motherboards filled with programming chips and plenty of wires. Unless you have a way with a soldering iron you probably won’t try and fix it. But in case you do, here’s a clip from Discovery showing what’s inside.
Did you know newer slot machines are smart enough to test themselves when a problem happens? This video shows you the procedure for having the machine check its own system. The host’s desert dry delivery is also enough to make this vid worth a watch.
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SOLD! This original Watling Rol-a-Tor which was an early manufactured machine for a brief period in the Watling line of Slot machines. Shortly after the Rol-a-Tor line was on production was changed to Rol-a-Top due to patent infringement over the name from a law suit by Norge Rollator Refrigerator Company. So few Watling Rol-a-tors were produced especially the quarter machines. The 25 cent Rol – A-Tor machine is a very rare machine compared to the Rol- a-tops with only a few quarter machines ever manufactured. The Rol a tor were made only with “Golden Token awards “ feature and mint vendors. In the 1930’s who would pay 25 cent for a roll of lifesavers. No one wanted to pay a quarters for a nickel pack of life savers.
Soon Watling Stopped the production of quarters machines. I have only seen one other 25 cent RolATor slot machine for sale with an ugly paint job and are asking $8900. My machine is all original condition, has Original paint, original Watling lock and key, original fortune reel strips, token award feature, original mint vendor locks with key, a nice rare machine for your collection. This Machine in good working order. The mint vendors have plates with lock and key and does not vend mints at the moment. I have never seen a RolATor quarter machines come up for sale before. No. 0036