what is a reproduction model slot machine

I’ve attached photos of the serial number plate showing the model and serial number (date code?) “742A-M1, then below that “2297” and a sticker above it that shows it was made by Union Labor and another number is on that label 8712264. Is anyone able to date mine for me please? The “5p” sign below the centre reel window would suggest that the machine was made after April 1968, which is when the 5p was introduced, but I guess that the same logo could have read “1/-“ – the shortened version of the word Shilling, the coin that was replaced by the 5p ahead of decimalisation in 1971. In the archived forum there were suggestions that these machines could be dated from the plate on the right hand side below the handle, but I don’t think that I ever saw a clear definitive response if that was true or not. The pub landlord gave some notes to the machine’s previous owner (written on half of the back of an envelope) in which he refers to the machine as a “Money Honey” and although I can see images of the lady character’s head and a Â£ symbol on the three reels (see photo),there is no suggestion on the “jackpot glass” on the front right, that getting three of her in a row would win the jackpot, so maybe it’s not really a Money Honey? Please be gentle and I’ll restrict the questions to 3 or 4 for now. Like most newcomers, I’ve got some (lots of) questions that I hope you chaps can answer for me. It runs nicely, pays out – although I haven’t hit the jackpot yet. I bought it from a chap who has had it for 10 years in his summerhouse/man-cave/den at the bottom of his garden he got it from a local pub in 2009 that was closing down.

The machine was made in Chicago apparently for the UK market as it uses old-style 5 pence (5p) or shilling coins.

I’ve done a lot of reading and now have square eyes Very quickly afterwards, I tripped over this forum, or more correctly what turned out to be the closed/archived forum and then a bit later this live one which I’ve signed up to. About three weeks ago I bought my first ever slot machine – a Bally 742A.

What is a reproduction model slot machine