Coin Slot Magazine - #014 - 1975 - December [International Arcade Museum]
positively new type of construction. It is so different and so new that we had to
give it a name, Yes, it!s the bell type machine but it puts this machine on a
new plane so we have not only a new machine but a new name, Rol-A-Tor. "
Mr. Watling went on to point out that, "the machine comes in several models
employing all the standard and world famous Watling features. It has the fa
mous extra large jackpots. It is built with and without the Gold Award feature.
It is built with and without the mint vender and has all the latest improvements.
In addition, it has a system for regulating play which every operator will un
derstand and because of this and other features is one of the most practical
machines we have on the market and the best machine Watling has ever made."
We said to John that this machine is so realistic we almost heard the jingle of
coins as they seemd to flow out of the horn.
At this point John said, "We told you that we would not make a new coin top
unless it was years ahead of any other on the market and the new Rol-A-Tor
top is this. For instance, the 59 play machine shows the last nine coins; the
penny machine shows the last eleven; the ten cent machine shows the last
twelve; the twenty-five cent machine shows the last eight and the fifty cent
machine displays five coins. "
Mr. Watling concluded his interesting analysis of the origin and development
of the machine with this as the final and latest development saying that, "Well
here is one that the pirates will not copy as I have the design patented and pat
ent pending on the mechanism at the top. "
We asked what he thought of the outlook for the coming year. In his usual con
fident and optimistic manner he said, "We have never known a dull time. We
never sit and wait for prosperity, we go out and get it. Times are what you
make them. "
We did a little checking up on our own initiative and here!s what we found. So
well done has been the execution of the design that the machine looks larger
than it really is. It is truly an operator's machine, while from the base to the
tip it is almost identical in height to other well known models the cabinet size
is somewhat smaller. We found that mechanically the weight has been reduced
considerably because of improvements in design. Another interesting feature
which seems to us an important factor to the operator is the arrangement of
the reels. The reels are closer to the glass, they seem to lie flush with the
outward surface of the machine. They stand out so that the players cannot help
but see them. It always seemed to us that one of the mechanical difficulties
in the older machines, regardless of the model and how good they were, was
the fact the reels seemed to stand too far back in the machine. This is one
major improvement that has long been needed.
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Another item on the vender that appealed to us was the delivery of the mints.
The mechanism has been worked into the design itself in such a way that it
looks substantial and dependable. It doesn!t look like a gadget but really a
component part of the machine.
likewise the coining of a new name, that will have a great deal to do with the
future of this business. The machine is different ana the name is different..
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