Coin Slot Magazine - #056 - 1979 - October [International Arcade Museum]
COIN MACHINE SHOW
A SUCCESS
SPONSORED BY THE COIN SLOT MAGAZINE
Bill Harris
The 1st Semi-Annual Antique Coin Machine Show
During the day, 2 newsteams from Channel 4 and
and Auction sponsored by the Coin Slot Magazine
Channel 9 showed up and filmed the show and
was held August 26 at the Ramada Inn and I-70
activities and
West at Kipling, the turnout was fantastic with
evening.
over
500
people
including dealers from
was aired on these channels that
many
surrounding states.
We also advertised
The dealers and collectors setting up display booths
a mini-auction of 50 pieces
to begin at 4pm, the place was packed and the
were Orin Yeager, Tom Krahl, Bernie Alexander,
machines
Gene Foster, Jack Gravlin, Fred Sandholm, Gilbert
everything
brought
went
good
without
prices and
a
hitch
of
surprisingly
any
kind.
Sanchez, Dave Kenny, Gene Gentry, Larry Scott
and myself.
Collectors and dealers started arriving several days
before to sight see andvisit area collectors, some
Business and bull were the order of the day and
were guests of Mr. & Mrs. Orin Yeager of Lake-
both were brisk, all dealers did a lot of business
wood,
and made a lot of new contacts.
his large collection of beautifully restored gam-
;, —r^:?t
-
—^- -?
.
giving Mr. Yeager a chance to show off
-.-
.com
m
:
u
m
e
d fro de-mus
e
d
nloa w.arca
w
o
D
w
://w
p
t
t
h
SOME MACHINES IN THE MINI-AUCTION
© The International Arcade Museum
25
http://www.arcade-museum.com/