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Issue: 1979 January 048

Coin Slot Magazine - #048 - 1979 - January [International Arcade Museum]
RENO AUCTION
On December 2nd and 3rd in Reno, Nevada the largest slot
machine auction ever to be held took place.
Sponsored by the
A-1 Supply Company and The Antique Gambler, it was held in a
large warehouse.
Although there were both modern and antique gaming machines
in the auction, the number of newer machines seemed to com
pletely overshadow the amount of antique machines as far as sheer
numbers were concerned.
It seemed as if there were enough
gaming machines of every size, description and variety to supply
half the casinos in Reno. All total, there were probably 800-1000
slot machines assembled under one roof. Approximately 25-40%
were antique slots. In addition to the slots, there were a number
of pinballs, jukeboxes, trade stimulators, entire pallets of miscel
laneous parts, etc. assembled for the auction as well. All the ma
chines in the auction were owned by the two respective companies
sponsoring the auction.
Most of the coin machines were unrestored, in varying states
of condition. Approximately fifty antique machines were fully
restored. But the restored machines deserve some special attention
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Coin Slot Magazine - #048 - 1979 - January [International Arcade Museum]
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here. All of the restored slot machines had been completely gone
through - both inside and out - by the Antique Gambler. Close
inspection revealed why the Antique Gambler has a well deserved
reputation of turning out some of the finest restorations in the
country. All of the fully restored machines looked super! Prices
these machines brought during the two-day auction clearly re
flected this fact.
The unique blending of both the old and the new machines
all under one roof provided an interesting atmosphere. One had
to wonder what kind of a unique mixture of buyers would turn
up for the auction. The modern slots could only be purchased by
Nevada residents.
The speculation here was that most of the
newer machines would be bought by mom and pop type of small
operations for actual use in roadside cafes, small bars, and other
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