Coin Slot

Coin Slot Magazine - #077 - 1981 - July [International Arcade Museum]
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At last! A fingertip-handy selection from those
renowned trade ads from The Billboard
magazine that form the primary base for mod
ern day reporting on vintage coin-operated
machines! Now released in a big, permanent
volume, indexed and ready for your continuous
reference pleasure!
If you were a slot machine and counter game
operator in the golden age, The Billboard is
where you first learned of the latest models, of
special accessories, of rebuilts and revamps. If
you missed this experience the Treasury
provides you with a full review of this passing
parade.
configuration into a whole line . . . Open
Territory becomes only a memory as viable
locations are so reduced in number that
operators look to other venture for survival...
You'll be there when: The age of anonymity
accents advance play, fortune telling and
vending guises to help in securing locations..
. That old lure - the visible jackpot -is revisited
... A rash of jackpot front conversion attach
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COLLECTOR'S TREASURY OF ANTIQUE
SLOT MACHINES from Contemporary
Advertising
Thousands of machines listed and priced!
Hundreds of descriptions!
ments follow. . . Lightweight counter games
begin to proliferate with appeals to low initial
cost and the convenience of portable action..
. Penny play models keep operators going in
the Big Depression ...The slug problem be
comes acute and counter measures become
700 illustrations. 600 separate ads. 480
pages. 6" x 9", deluxe hardbound, metallic
foil-stamped volume. $22, postpaid.
more sophisticated... Used Bells compete in
price with new counter games ... Two plays
are offered for one coin . . .
Slot Machines of Yesteryear Operator's
Companion series —
Each matching volume recreates the lore and
the legend of a single manufacturer's line in a
series unparalleled in depth and focus as a
Mills starts modern times with the introduction
of its. Silent.. . The decibel level in Bell play
declines generally as other makers begin to
emulate the Mills with pads and cushions...
Pin tables appear, often finding acceptance
where Bells are barred... Watling surprises all
with a highly styled coin escalation carousel..
. The wedding of a Bell mechanism with a pin
table creates most unusual machines from the
McCoy to the Flasher... Jennings establishes
a hallmark for its One through repetition of its
Indian head theme.
primary source of information for today's en
thusiast. Reproductions center, tor the most
part, on material issued directly by the single,
genuine fountainhead source - the manufac
turer. Reproduction includes a stunning array
of authentic literature and unique trade docu
ments, assembled with the cooperation of
leading archivists. All inclusive coverage is not
claimed, but each presents a wealth of key
matter tied together with original text.
Columbia introduces a mighty midget Bell with
innovative features permitting coin denomina
tion changes and low-end payouts using the
last coin received... Counter games become
ubiquitous in locations with limited play action
... Multi-coin play appears in various forms...
MILLS OF THE THIRTIES (Slot Machines of
Yesteryear series)
110 illustrations. 192 pages. 6" x 9" deluxe
hardbound, metallic foil-stamped volume.
$20. postpaid.
The Vest Pocket arrives to fill a vast "lunch
counter niche" never before occupied by an
automatic payout machine . . . The pedestal
"club" Bell becomes the square Bell... Then
multi-Bell variations engender the Super Bell
... Manufacturing is curtailed by World War II
MILLS OF THE FORTIES (Slot Machines of
Yesteryear series)
200 illustrations. 192 pages. 6" x 9" deluxe
hardbound, metallic foil-stamped volume.
$20. postpaid.
. . . Rebuilding and revamping becomes an
industry and prices soar ...The Black Cherry
inspires imitators . . .
Rebuilders view themselves as manufacturers
... Pace fills special exclusive markets... The
fun fades as operators attempt to cope with
devious players, cheating locations, hijack
ings and threats of raids . .. Counter actions
involve token ejectors, jackpot meters and
weighted safes... Mills expands its Jewel Bell
Pdst-Era Books
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WATLING OPERATOR'S COMPANION (Slot
Machines of Yesteryear series)
150 illustrations. 192 pages. 6" x 9" deluxe
hardbound, metallic foil-stamped
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$20. postpaid.
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PAID. Dealers-quantity prices. Free brochure. Bob
Zwicker, P.O. 2739, Youngstown, OH 44507 (216) 743-
I sell every slot machine book that was ever published,
send for my free list of books and articles for sale. Mr.
Russell. 2404 West 111th St., Chicago, IL 60655. (312)
233-3205.
Slot machine cabinet carriage bolts beautiful nickle plated
9733.
3/16" x 11/4" 20 for $5.00 and $1.50 postage. M&M, 18723
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Green, Silver, Tan, Grey. Similar to original finish-hides
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Pedestal stand for slot machine. Black Cast Iron $80.00
freight collect 30" high Victorian Style. Poloroid $1.00
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