Coin Slot Magazine - #074 - 1981 - April [International Arcade Museum]
Letters to the Editor continued
It's the front that makes this such a different machine.
Two of these "Hunting Scene" fronts were in the recent
SPB auction in New York City, with neither identified. In
fact, to date, the "Hare and Hound" front has been an
unidentified front.
And here you identify it! Lincoln Novelty Company of
Toledo. Of course. Lincoln Novelty was founded about
1925 in Toledo by a guy named Charlie G. Jameson.
Jameson, more than anyone else, was responsible for the
jackpot on the Bell machine. He was the first to start to
make fronts, and this is one of his first, if not the first
model. The firm name later changed to Royal Novelty,
and then National, and went out of business around 1935.
How do we know all this? Well, did you ever read
those The Coin Slot articles about Dick Bueschel's cot
tage in Michigan? Guess who built it? Jameson. Guess
what got BuescheJ started in slot history? That cottage.
So thanks for the help. Hope we've helped.
The Editor
Dear Editor,
We found your ad in an old Antique trader paper and
would like an up to date price list of your books and also
a copy of guide to Watling BABY BELL, Stock #DMB 9.
If this is possible please send G.O.D.
Thank you,
J.G.
Dear James,
There's something screwy here. There is indeed a
Watling BABY BELL, but the guide for this antique slot
machine is No. 140 projected for two or three years from
now. Guide No. 9 is for the Watling ROL-A-TOP and
TREASURY and while the machines are similar, they
are different models.
Hope this answers your question.
Dear Editor,
I received the books "100 Most Collectable Slot
Machines Vol. 1 and 2." Thank you for your prompt and
courteous service. 1 have read them already and found
them to be very interesting. Mr. Beuschel apparently
spent many days and hours doing some fabulous
research. I congratualte him on a job well done!
As he stated in his books many states are far behind in
current legislative changes to serve a changing society.
The archaic laws preventing citizens from preserving the
artful beauty of the past are utterly ridiculous.
At present I'm not a slot machine collector but I would
like to be. Would you please send me information if
available on what the present laws are in North Carolina
concerning collecting slot machines. It would be greatly
appreciated.
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Also please find enclosed a check for a one year sub
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Please keep up the Pioneering efforts for a changing
Dear Mr. Ussery,
It was a pleasure receiving your letter. You are the
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kind of person who makes the effort we put forth
worthwhile. Thank you for your compliments and
believe me, we will keep working toward the day when
all 50 states have revised their laws in reference to the
ownership of antique slot machines.
Thank you for your subscription. It will begin with the
March issue which will be mailed February 20. We have
enclosed a copy of our October issue which gives the
state of North Carolina's law. You can, of course, get a
copy of it by writing to the address listed in "An Il
lustrated Price Guide to the 100 Most Collectible Slot
Machines, Voiume 2."
You are more than correct about the many hours and
days that Dick Bueschel has spent in research for the
books. That doesn't even take into consideration the in
vestment he has made in his collection of original
manuals, advertising fliers and other written material.
We are very happy to be a partner with him in this at
tempt to fill a knowledge gap for the collectors.
Good luck in your new hobby.
Sincerely,
Editor
Dear Editor,
Enclosed is a listing of serial numbers for machines I
presently have. I am requesting you not mention my
name, but you can state I am a Connecticut collector. Due
to the value of the machines and the ease of being "rip
ped off", due to my rural location, I prefer staying
anonymous.
I enjoy your Coin Slot publication very much. It seems
to be getting better with age — like most of us.
I am relatively new to this hobby. I have only been col
lecting for about a year and a half. But, it is a very ex
citing and satisfying hobby. Especially when you locate
an old discarded machine and restore it to it's original
magnificent beauty. These old slots are really what I
would consider American. Like the old timers say, they
don't build them like that anymore.
Name withheld by request.
Dear Anon,
Thanks for the list, and the plug for THE COIN SLOT.
It seems that in recent months many, many of our letters
are from "new collectors", showing a vitality that has
long been needed. Your list is certainly impressive, and
we've got to say that as someone "relatively new" to this
enthusiasm you've been really working at it.
Oh, while 11 of the 12 machines and serials you sent in
are being incorporated in Dick Bueschel's Serial
Number Update, there's one that didn't make it. It's cer
tainly different:
N.S.M. Apparateban-Sputnick (German)
B lOpf. 41,119,143
None of us know that much about German, or other
foreign machines for that matter. But their numbers are
growing, and they are just as interesting and fun to play
as their American counterparts. In fact, if anyone has a
good handle on foreign machines, we would love to run
the story. So you writers out there, get something cooking
so we can all learn something.
The Editor
P.S. Can we really believe a serial number in the 41
million range? Atsa lotsa slot machines (to talk foreign).
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