Coin Slot Magazine - #070 - 1980 - December [International Arcade Museum]
Letters to the Editor continued
that there are not to many around when we purchased ours and
we are having trouble getting information on it.
Thank you,
Phyllis Weiss
Dear J.J;
The Jennings LITTLE DUKE/DUCHESS Guide No. 55 is a
good 4 or 5 months awayfrom printing, so you'll have to waitfor
that one.
But. . . Guide No. 41 for the Jennings OPERA TOR BELL is
at the printer, although it'sfairly well down the line. Flljust bet
it'll be ready by the end of the year. It isn't for the JACKPOT
model—that'll come next year—but it is for the "Dutch Boy"
and "Dutch Girl" versions, so it isn't too far away.
Cheers;
Dear Phyllis;
Thanks for the subscription and, yes, the Jennings VIC
TORIA can be a rare machine. But it depends on the model. The
1931 "Peacock" model is illustrated and described in the volume
1 "An Illustrated Price Guide to the 100 Most Collectible Slot
Machines" (although the price on this machine has just about
tripled since this first volume was issued) and the "Art Deco"
model is in the volume 3 edition of this series which isjust about
ready for the printer. So, depending on your machine, you'll
probably want one or both of these guides.
Also, Coin Slot Guide No. 42 for the Jennings VICTORIA,
all models, is just around the corner and will probably be
available within the next three months. You'll certainly want
that.
Editor
Editor, Coin Slot
I am enclosing snap shots of two machines for your easy
identification. Picture (1) is the top view of a slot machine
console model or floor model. It has FAST TRACK painted on
top. Seven players could play at one time. Payout is in middle
front of a nice cabinet. The handle on coin head is missing. There
is no identification inside or out.
Picture (2) and (3) are pictures of a real nice mahogany
cabinet marble machine. It has nine white and one red marble.
Nickel operated and no names inside or out.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Sincerely,
Charlie Ball
P.S. I have sent several colored pictures of FAST TRACK to
dealers around the country. Most will not even show the
Dear Editor,
Enclosed is $6.95 plus $1.00 for the slot guide #55 Jennings
LITTLE DUKE/DUCHESS. Do you have the guide for the
Jennings DUTCH BOY-DUTCH GIRL yet? If so I will send
you a check for it. I also need a guide for a 1928 10c Pace
JACKPOT.
Thank you,
J.J. Machado Jr.
courtesy to answer with a SASE enclosed.
// happened again. Another reader came up with a photo ofone
of those rare and rarely seen middle 1930s consoles and asked us
what it is. We werejust as stumped, so we bucked the request to
Dick Bueschel in hopes he had the answer. So, here's Dick's
answer:
The Editor
SLOT MACHINE SPRINGS
(Exact Duplicate Wire and Tension
FOR MILLS SLOT MACHINES
UPPER FINGER SPRINGS
LOWER FINGER SPRINGS
PAYOUT SLIDE SPRINGS
CLOCK SPRINGS
ESCALATOR SPRINGS
HANDLE SPRINGS
BRAKE WIRE
HEAVY SPRING (On Back of Shaft for Brake)
REPRO CASH BOX
REPRO BACK DOOR
PUSH BAR SPRING AG
STD-850 REEL STOP SPRING
D-620 EXTENSION SPRING
$1.20/6. $14.00/100'
$1.20/6. $16.00/100
$3.00/5. $5.50/10
$2.00 Ea., $5.50/3
$2.00 Ea., $5.50/3
$2.50 Ea., $6.00/3
$2.00 Ea.. $5.50/3
$4.00 Ea.
$10.00 Ea.
$20.00
$2.50 Ea., $7.00/3
$2.00 Ea., $5.50/3
50* Ea., $1.25/3
UPPER FINGER SPRINGS
LOWER FINGER SPRINGS
PAYOUT SLIDE SPRINGS
$1.70/6. $20.00/100
$1.70/6. $20.00/100
$3.50/6. $6.00/12
FOR WATLING SLOT MACHINES
CLOCK SPRINGS
HANDLE SPRINGS
BRAKE WIRE
BUTTERFLY SPRING (For Coin Reject)
RIGHT ANGLE ROD (For Reject w/Cotter Pin)
STOP LEVER SPRINGS
REPRO CASH BOX
Dear Charlie;
Easy identification, eh?
Well, you finally asked the right people.
What you've got is ... a terrific machine! It's the Western
Equipment & Supply Company FAST TRACK, a truly unique
and somewhat over-complicated all-electric console that was
introduced in March 1937 with a lot offanfare and major
advertising. Six months later it was off the market, so it seems it
could be cheated with ease and the customers caught on. So, as
consoles go, it's a rarity.
The exciting part about the Western FAST TRACK is its
"Moviegraph Action". As the console plays, lightsfor the horses
flick on and off moving the horsesfrom upper right to thefinish
line at lower left. The horses seem to move right along in a race.
$2.00 Ea., $5.50/3
$3.50 Ea., $5.50/2
$2.00 Ea., $5.50/3
$4.50 Ea.
$5.00 Ea.
50% Ea., $1.25/3
$11.00 Ea.
FOR JENNINGS SLOT MACHINES
UPPER FINGER SPRINGS
$1.30/6. $16.00/100
LOWER FINGER SPRINGS
$1.20/6. $16.00/100
PAYOUT SLIDE SPRINGS
$3.50/5. $6.50/10
CLOCK SPRING (Short)
$2.00 Ea. $5.00/3
CLOCK SPRING (Long)
$3.00 Ea. $8.00/3
ESCALATOR SPRINGS
Use Upper Finger Springs
HANDLE SPRINGS
$2.50 Ea., $6.50/3
BRAKE WIRE
$2.00 Ea., $5.50/3
HEAVY SPRING (On Back of Shaft for Brake)
$4.00 Ea.
V9-35 and V9-27A OPERATING SPRING
$4.50 Ea., $8.00/2
REPRO CASH BOX
$16.00 Ea.
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