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Well another Chicagoland has come and gone. Parking lot "action" seemed a
little slow to me but I did hear of few killer finds out there. I think the Bob Lyons
auction held the same week as the show may have had an impact on the numbers.
Many of the dealers did have a great show. I myself had only 2 machines left by the
end of Saturday. I know other dealers also did well with their vintage coin-op. The
November show is typically better and often attracts a few more dealers and buyers.
Chicagoland is still the best place for the collector to find machines, parts and
answers to their coin op questions and needs.
We had a handful of members who took advantage of the discounted rooms at
the Hilton (across the street form the Pheasant Run) . John Carini and I are working
on the agenda for the next meeting - I hope to plan a field trip but cannot confirm
anything at this time.
Ira Warren did a great job with his presentation to the club members. He showed
us some great photos of rare machines and lamented about the "ones that got away".
Don't we all have regrets over machines we wish we would have bought when we
had the chance. Thanks Ira for your time and expertise.
Bill Howard introduced the Cleveland C.O.C.A Convention Team and reported
that the convention was going well - space is limited so make your reservation if you
plan on attending. This could be a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit some
museum quality collections. Please check the C.O.C.A web-site for more infor-
mation.
Unlike my announcement at the April meeting, the Chicagoland show has been
sold. If you are a dealer and set up. you would have received a letter introducing
the new owners. They are: Kevin and Dawn Greco and Bob and Penny Traynoff -
The show will be part of 'TILT" promotions out of Wadsworth Illinois. They seem
very nice and look forward to working with dealers and making the show even bet-
ter than it already is. On behalf of C.O.C.A I wish the new owners the best of luck
and success with future shows. Congratulations to Steve Gronowski and Bev
Strauss on their retirements. Their names have become synonymous with
Chicagoland. Their yearly efforts have provided a great venue for all of us to
enhance our collections and knowledge of the wonderful world we call "Coin-Op".
If you haven 't sent in your e-mail address update then please send it to Dan
Davids, his e-mail address is djdavids@earthlink.net. I have already sent out two
C.O.C.A updates and the third should be out in a month or so. This update keeps
you current on coin op activities and the latest on internet/reproduction issues.
Have you had a great find or coin op story, perhaps you just want to vent on an
aspect of our hobby - Just write it down (add pictures if you like) and send it to Paul
Hindin at BedVibr8or@aol.com. He will be glad to help you put the article togeth-
er and get it published in the magazine.
Happy Hunting
Alex Warschaw
In this Issue:
• Auction Trip Yields Great find
by Phill Emmert ................ .......... 2
• BM Davis of Chicago
by Roger Smith ...................... ...... 4
• Trash Box Find
by John Carini ............................ 6
• Accessing U.S. Patents
by Jan Berning ............................ ?
• Green Bay Auction
by John Carini .......... ...... ............ 8
• Long Jack, MO Auction
The Late Greg Warren ............... 9
• COVER STORY -
The Columbia
by Alex Warschaw ..................... 11
• Tales of the Hunt -
Ignorance, Serendipity and Giants
by Roger Smith .......................... 26
• National Normandy Chimes Scale
by Jim & Merlyn Collings ........ 28
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