Creepy

Lovely crazed detailing on the (enamel?) surface. Would have liked more light on the right side.

I experimented with several macro shots that I felt accented the screw or the coin too much. I thought this focused mainly on the slot which is the contest theme. I liked the cracking enamel paint of this old bank.

Sorry, but if this is a piggy bank, it may not be on theme. "Coin slots" are for "slotting" in coins to operate some kind of machinery. The contest requirement says as much. I can be wrong of course.

I figured the term "coin slot" was the contest focus, but I'll understand if it's considered off theme.

nice one, great colour and contrast

Good, even lighting and nice blocks of colour.

Thank you both. That was my last chance of photographing this thing, as they are about to scrap it.

great shot, but not a machine, my take on the contest was that coin slots referred to machines where you put money in as payment for something or I'm sure we would have had lots of piggy banks.

A "machine" is simply something created by humans to make a task easier... this machine makes saving money easier.

I hope the M&M's aren't as old as the machine., Great find.