The information contained herein is provided as-is and without warranty of any kind. Likewise, some antique slot machines are very rare and valuable, and a poorly-done restoration can do irreparable harm to the machine and destroy a lot of monetary value. Any slot machine restoration project requires a lot of research, time and know-how, and no single reference can hope to provide every bit of knowledge necessary for a beginner to undertake a project of this scope. The information presented here may prove helpful to collectors who are contemplating a restoration project of their own, but should not be taken as the last word on the subject.

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, Watling or other manufacturers, or to different models of Mills machines like the half-tops, goosenecks and others. The machine is a Mills High Top 777 Bell and dates to roughly 1949-1952.

This site chronicles my efforts at resurrecting, repairing and restoring an antique slot machine.