Coin Slot Magazine - #071 - 1981 - January [International Arcade Museum]
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The following news release on the Metropolitan Advertising
Show was submitted by Richard D & Barbara Reddock.
According to the Reddock's the show was very good and there
were many displays offine machines and other coin operated
paraphenalia.
Stow
The show had a very good mix of antique slot machines
(pre-1941, which had just been made legal for sale in New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut), trade stimulators,
juke boxes,
nickelodeons, advertising,
post cards,
ephemera, toys, dolls, doll houses, miniatures and vintage
clothing.
Antique advertising, folk art items, and toys saw a very
strong market at the show, with slot machines and juke
boxes doing quite well for the new northeastern market
(showing great potential for these items. Very fine coin-op
booth were set up by Home Amusement Co. of Rockville,
Md., Antique Slot Machine Co. of Des Plaines, ML, Antique
Amusements of New Rochelle, N.Y., East Coast Casino
Pete Hansen stands with some ofhis fine machines. He seems to
be expressing that the show was a success. (Photos courtesy of
Richard and Barbara Reddock.)
RIVERDALE, NYC—In April, a number of eastern antique
advertising dealers approached Morgenstein Enterprises,
Ltd. to fill the void left by a New Jersey promoter who
abandoned his advertising show after only one attempt.
Marv Morgenstein, President, stated: "We accepted the
challenge, but never worked so hard putting together a
show." Trips to shows in Fredericksburg, Md. (Ceresota
Promotions), Indianapolis, Ind. (L.W. Promotions), and
Gaithersburg, Md. (Bellman Promotions), were necessary
to meet dealers who came from other parts of the country,
but never exhibited in the east, with the possible exception
of Brimfield and Renningers. With hundreds of miles, and
countless telephone calls and letters accomplished, The
First Metropolitan Advertising Show with Coin-Ops, Toys
and Dolls was created at Manhattan College, Riverdale,
N.Y.C.
Over one hundred dealers from eighteen states were
present to grace the first public opening of the all new
modern Manhattan College fieldhouse, the 51,000 square
foot Draddy Gymnasium.
A happy exhibitor showing his Watling ROL-A-TOP.
Co. of Fishkill, N.Y., Bruce Robinson of Franklin, Pa. and
Gary Moise of Orange, Mass. Coin-op dealers felt that the
eastern market had a tremendous future, but would only
develop if there were more and more similar shows.
By request of the exhibitors, a show is being considered
for late May, 1981, rather than waiting until next Fall. For
further information, please contact Morgenstein Enter
prises, Ltd., PO Box 6, New York City, N.Y. 10956.
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JANUARY, 1981
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