Coin Slot

Coin Slot Magazine - #077 - 1981 - July [International Arcade Museum]
old — and called it the QUARTOSCOPE because it heldfour
different ''programs'*. It took four coins to see them all.
You zeroed in on the main thrust of the Chicagoland show.
Pete, Steve and Bob set out to ha ve afriendly show and all ofthe
We can't give you a value yet because... we're excited about
dealersfollowed their example. We also felt that it was a great
this...author's Dick Bueschel and Steve Gronowski are just
show and that many questions were answered by all of the
now working on and wrapping up their book "An Illustrated
experts.
Price Guide to the 100 Most Collectible Arcade Machines'* and
We're very happy that you're enjoying the hobby. You've got
are in the process of getting prices and values from a cross
a lot of exciting things ahead of you.
section of over a dozen arcade machine collectors so it'll be
Sincerely,
right up to snuff. You'll want the book when it comes out (we
Editor
figure soon before the end ofthe year) as your Mills Q UA R TO-
Dear Editor:
SCOPE will be in it.
WOW! You deserve a lot of credit for the 64 page May issue
The Editor.
of THE COIN SLOT! I can appreciate that you have worked
your fingers to the bone in preparing this one.
A couple of comments — Letters to Editor section —
1. Letter from friend Dix Fetzer - This machine might be an
English "Bell Fruit" Mfg Co" machine — not sure — but Bell
Fruit Mfg bought the tooling from Watling after they went to
Nevada and went broke — their machines are easily identified
by the reel discs — look exactly like Watling. Also many mech
parts also appear to be Watling. Some Bell Fruit parts will
interchange with later model Watlings. I have also seen some
Aristocrat machines (England and Australia) and these appear
to be a hybrid between a Pace and a Mills.
2. On letter from Guil Jones — I have seen one penny Four
Star Chief— it was painted two shades of green wrinkle. Of
course I do not have any idea on how you are going to find the
paint to do it in wrinkle paint today. I have done this however —
Dear Editor:
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It was my pleasure meeting you in person at the Chicagoland
Show and I sincerely repeat my compliments to you and all the
staff for your informative yet interesting Coin Slot magazine. As
a new collector, the information contained within your magazine
and publications has been enormously helpful. A list of The Coin
Slot magazines that I need is attached and I appreciate your
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assistance in this special order.
What a time in Chicago! The friendliness, genuine interest,
and helpfulness of the dealers and participants at the show was
commendable. Yes, there was a fast paced, hurried atmosphere
and, yes, the term "investment" was overused (all ROL-A-
TOPS and all the machines over $2,100 were "investments").
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However motivating the old timers to relate those tales was quite
easy as was obtaining a wealth of information on slot machine
history and restoration. I carried along a picture of an old
gooseneck machine that I had recently acquired in hopes of
obtaining identification of the casting and mechanism. Several
acquaintances at the show were uncertain of its ID and soon I
found myself being introduced to dealer after dealer each giving
their best guess. Remarkably each seemed to relish the oppor
tunity and each took the time to embellish his comments with a
related story. Incidentally the casting is yet to be identified and I
plan to forward photos to Dick Bueschel. I thoroughly enjoyed
myself at the show and feel fortunate that I can look forward to a
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complex, challenging, but most of all. fun hobby that is still in its
naive infancy.
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