Coin Slot Magazine - #076 - 1981 - June [International Arcade Museum]
Letters to the Editor continued
Dear Editor,
I am a collector of photographic items with an
emphasis on stereographs and viewers for the stereo
photos.
A considerable number of stereo viewers were coin-
opernted devices, so 1 have started to slide over into your
field somewhat and have subscribed to your magazine
for a few months now.
I recently acquired the 5c viewer shown in the at
tached photograph. 1 assume that the "Cail-O-Scope"
with the "GB" logo on it is manufactured by the Caille
brothers. 1 see a great many references to their name in
your magazine in connection with slot machines.
1 wonder if you or any reader could direct me to a
reference so that 1 can get background information on
the Caille brothers and their operation. In particular, I
would like to know about other coin-operated stereo
viewers they have made and also the approximate date
of manufacture of the one shown in my photograph.
Any help that you can offer would certainly be greatly
appreciated.
Yours truly,
LIGHTNING POWDER COMPANY
Michael F. Carrick
P.S. You may keep the photograph if you would like.
Dear Mr. Carrick;
We want to thank you for the very fine photograph of
the Caille COUNTER CAIL-O-SCOPE of around 1907.
We want to thank you for something else, and that's con
firmation that our readers are as deeply involved in an
tique arcade machines as they are in other lines of coin
ops. Yours is the first letter about arcade machines that
we've received in years, and the timing is very apt. The
reason? Well, the book "An Illustrated Price Guide To
The 100 Most Collectible Arcade Machines, VoJume 1" is
well on its way. Co-authored by Dick Bueschel and ar
cade collector and manufacturer Steve Gronowski, we
firmly believe that this book will do for arcade machines
what "100 Slots" and "100 Trade Stimulators'1 did for
other coin ops — and that's get broad interest and a
rapidly growing collector base.
Dick and Steve have been working on "100 Arcade
Machines" for some time, and we've seen some of the
early "rushes" of photos and copy. It'll be a terrific book,
and will cover arcade machines from the 1880s right up
through the 1950s. You're right about the variety of coin-
operated stereo viewers, for "100 Arcade Machines" will
feature quite a few, including your own machine. You'Ii
also see photos and get the complete historical story on
other coin op stereo viewers as made by Mills Novelty,
Caille Bros., Rosenfield, Bennett and others. We know
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Caille Bros, history in the first three "100 Slot Machines"
volumes. You might try those for starters while you're
waiting for "100 Arcade Machines".
© 10-THE
The International
COIN Arcade
SLOT Museum
Dear Editor,
From the enclosed pictures can you identify the slot
machine I received as a gift over 30 years ago.
Upon receipt of pictures I'd like to order the proper
Coin Slot Guide.
Thanks for your help.
Very truly yours,
F.P. Bicknell, M.D.
ANTIQUE
SLOT
MACHINES
"If it's old and
works with a coin"
I'LL BUY IT!
ONE OF AMERICA'S
LARGEST
COLLECTORS
WILL PAY YOU
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to sell your slot machines.
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
June 1981