Coin Slot Magazine - #050 - 1979 - March [International Arcade Museum]
the best periodicals available that once covered coin operated ma
chines aren't indexed in this guide, so don't ever think of this
book as the ultimate authority.
Another excellent aid in your research is the Union List of
Serials. It will help you in locating hard-to-find, rare publications
that specialized in coin machines. Magazines such as Automatic
Age, Automatic World, Billboard, Cash Box, Coin Machine Jour
nal, Coin Machine Review, etc.
Here's a sample listing:
Automatic Age, Chicago I, Ag 1925+
This tells you that the Chicago Public Library has every issue
of Automatic Age from August 1925 on. You may be able to
obtain some of these copies through interlibrary loan.
If you
live in Chicago, it's just a short trip. Some of the above mentioned
magazines can be found in three or four major cities. That may
not sound like much, but remember, these are very rare periodicals.
Of all these magazines, you'll probably find Billboard to be the
most useful.
It offers ads, ads, and more ads that will help you
in many ways. Most major public libraries and universities have
this magazine on microfile starting with some very early issues.
But what exactly do these periodicals have to offer you? Well,
they contain countless pages of useful information on how the
machines operate, service tips, pictures, etc. Some even carried
color ad inserts from manufacturers that can help a collector in
repainting a machine to its original colors.
For rare machines
that you can't find any information on, they can tell you the
manufacturer, production dates, special features, etc. If a machine
lacks an award card, you can usually check these ads out as to
what exactly the payouts were originally, and have a duplicate
award card made from the ad.
And with those rare uprights that
are missing their beautifully colored glass that nobody else in the
country has ever seen, the right ad can be a real godsent.
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