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Coin Slot Magazine - #077 - 1981 - July [International Arcade Museum]
"SerialNumber Update"feature in our magazine. In addition,
Dear Cheryl,
the known serials to date have been collected and appear in
That's a fairly tough question. When Bill Harris' picture
"100 Most Collectible Slot Machines, Volume 3" which may
showed up in the back of the Volume 1 "100 Most Collectible
or may not be ready for delivery as you read this. It's at the
Trade Stimulators" holding that small and somewhat strange
printer as I type this letter.
trade stimulator price authority Larry Lubliner and author
Your "Bursting Cherry" missed the book, but you 11 see it in
Dick Bueschel both rushed back to Bill with the question,
the serial update. Plus author Dick Bueschel is also collecting
"Where dyou get that?" Bill's answer wasn't very helpful. He
the serials that arefound after the volume 3 slot book and will
said, "Oh, I don't know. I sold it anyway". Bill had added the
put them together in a future volume in this series.
picture without telling anyone what he was putting in the book.
Oh, next time, would you please include the coinage for the
What Bill was holding was an early 1937 trade stimulator
machine with your serial. That's interesting, too.
made (orjust sold) by Garden City or Western Equipment and
Sincerely,
Supply, but it's hard to tell which one it is. There were a number
Editor
ofsimilar machines. Garden City introduced theirs in January
Dear Editor:
1937 in two models. The cigarette reel model was called the
PRINCE. In February 1937 Western Equipment & Supply
I was hoping you could give me some information about a
trade stimulator you were holding on the inside back cover of
Richard M. Bueschel's "Illustrated Guide to the 100 Most
Collectible Trade Stimulators."
I have what appears to be, the same machine. I have been
unable to gain any background on it. The one I have, although
incomplete is green in color, has 3 cigarette reel strips and is
approximately 6" wide x 3!4" long x Vh high. From a side view it
looks like a rounded out triangle. It does not dispense gum.
Could you possibly give me any information you may have on
it. Also its value.
Thank you,
introduced two more similar models; MATCH-EM has three
cigarette reels and DRA W21 is a five reel blackjack machine.
For some reason these trade stimulators seem to be some
what rare. Maybe there are more out there than we know about,
but maybe not. The possible explanation is that they were never
very popular and not many were sold.
From your description you probably have either the Garden
City PRINCE or the Western Equipment MATCH-EM.
Neither one dispensed gum.
We're always glad to hearfrom collectors but usually can't
answer machine questions over the phone as they generally
Cheryl McPherson
require some digging. But just in case anyone needs it, our
P.S. I wanted to call you but was unable to acquire your phone
Regards,
number. Thanks again!
Editor
telephone number is (303) 279-3343.
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The International
Arcade Museum
1981
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