3712 W. SCENIC AVE., MEQUON, WISCONSIN 53092
Phone: (262) 242-3131 OR E-mail : Bedvibr8or@aol.com
Message from Our President ...
Hello again! Hope everyone had a great
summer out scouring local antique shows
and flea markets in search of rare coin-op
machines. While it seems that the antique
shows and flea markets have become small-
er, many of the antique malls have closed
altogether, and rare machines don ' t seem
to turn up as often as they once did, oppor-
tunities still exist to add great machines to
our collections.
When I received my July issue of
C.O.C.A. Times with the article on the Wil-
liam Harrah Collection being auctioned at
the Victorian Casino Antiques auction in
Las Vegas, I was reminded of all of the
opportunities we've had over the years to
add wonderful machines to our collections
through auctions specializing in coin-op
machines. As far back as 1974, when Roy
Arrington started holding auctions spe-
cializing in vintage gambling machines
and coin-ops of all kinds, these specialty
auctions have been a great opportunity for
both beginning and advanced collectors
to acquire machines. And with more auc-
tion companies holding specialized coin-
op auctions since then, it has even gotten
better over the years. Several of the finest
collections ever assembled, beginning with
Dr. Smith's Arcade Collection, auctioned in
1994, have given new homes to some the
finest coin-op machines ever found. The
Stan Harris Vending collection, auctioned
in 1995, the Olde-Tyme Gambling Mu-
seum collection in 1996, the Liberty Belle
Saloon Collection in 2006, and the Melvin
& Anne Getlan Collection in 2012, have
continued to fuel our hobby with opportu-
nities to own machines that we've dreamed
of owning, but were not available. Though
rare machines still tum up occasionally in
smaller local auctions and antique markets,
we rarely get the chance to add multiple
rare machines in one outing, but thanks to
the auction companies that specialize in
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the machines we treasure, we continue to
get that chance.
Though we're still a year away fro m the
end of the terms for our current officers, it's
not too early to start thinking about who
wi ll replace those who are term-limited or
choose not to continue in their current of-
fices. Stepping up and volunteering to he lp
with the running ofC.O.C.A. provides you
the opportunity to help guide the club go-
ing forward and gives you the chance to
give something back to the hobby we all
love. Under our current Bylaws, any mem-
ber who wants to be considered for nomi -
nation to an officer position should subm it
his or her name to our nominating commit-
tee for consideration. The members of the
nominating committee are Erick Johnson,
Bill Petrochuk, and Alex Warschaw. Each
candidate for an officer position shall have
been a Member In Good Standing for at
least two consecutive years prior to their
nomination for election as an officer. If
you have any questions regarding the du-
ties and responsibilities of the officer po-
sitions, feel free to contact me with your
questions.
Our next meeting will be held Thursday,
November 13, 2014, at The Hilton Garden
Inn, St. Charles, IL. For dinner reservations,
contact Marsha Blau at foxsnake@aol.com
or by phone at 414-350-7623 . Please make
reservations for dinner by November 3rd
so that we can get an accurate count to the
hotel.
Hope to see you at the meeting!
Doug Cain
C.O.C.A. President
330.837.2265
president@coinopclub.org
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• Uncle Sam in Machine Art
by Rick Crandall ... ....... .............. pg. 4
• The Kitty in Montana
by Johnny Duckworth .. ........... pg. 10
• Mills Turtle
by Tom Gustwiller .................... pg. 14
• Belmont Jr.
by Bill Howard ......................... pg. 16
• Case Vending
by Roger Smith ................ ....... .. pg. 20
• Auction Finds
by John Carini
Smilin ' Sam ........... ... ........... ...... pg. 24
Double Vendor. ......... .............. ... pg. 25
• Learning from Observing
by Jack Freund ................... ..... pg. 26
• The Tale of Two Mills
by Sam Mazzeo ......................... pg. 28
• Thanks to a Friend
the Trio is Complete
by Bill Howard .......... ..... ........... pg. 31
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