Coin Slot Magazine - #081 - 1981 - November [International Arcade Museum]
a few things. These serial number lists are marvelous (We
know! You're "waiting". Well, it'll be soon) and go a long way
toward odd-ball machine identification. Yours is a later pre
war Jennings cabinet, and carries the name VICTORY
CHIEF. Well, ifyou read page 101 ofthe Volume 1 "100 Slot
Machines"price guide you'll know that the VICTORY CHIEF
was a briefpre-war model with a "Doughboy" design, and that
later non-Doughboy models were wartime revamps and updated
LETTERS
TO
THE
EDITOR
Dear Editor,
Thanks for the help on figuring out the "before the bronze
chief case I talked to you about, as I said the serial number
conversions ofpre-war machines made at the Jenningsfactory.
Yours is a wartime conversion ofa pre-war machine. If we
take the last serial numbrs thatfit in 6,065 we get the post-war
CLUB CHIEF of 1947 or 156,065 and the pre-war SILVER
MOON CHIEF or similar BRONZE CHIEF of 1940 for
serial 146,065. The earlier number is the one, for ifyou look at
the SIL VER MOON CHIEF on page 99 ofthe volume 1 "100
Slot Machines" book you're looking at exactly the same
cabinet with the exception ofthe VICTOR YCHIEF nameplate.
So our hunch is that you've got a BRONZE CHIEF or
SILVER MOON CHIEF of 1940 modified as a VICTORY
CHIEF in 1943. The Wt play is a clue, too. Itfits right in with
the Wt play serialsfor the SIL VER MOON CHIEF, or gives
us the earliest BRONZE CHIEF serial discovered so far.
See... we've just discovered another variantfrom a reader
seems to be 6,065!?!
If you run across anyone that needs any parts from this type of
photo. So send yours in, too. Let's see what we can discover.
case, please let me know.
Editor
Very truly yours,
Attached is the picture I promised.
Thanks,
Randy Williams
2242 S. Oswego Place
Tulsa, OK 74114
Dear Editor
I have a Caille New Century Detroit Slot Machine — in
somewhat distressed condition.
It is the only one that I have seen in Australia and there is no
real local knowledge or expertise in repairing and restoring such
a device.
I write for your advice. Could you suggest who I could contact
about restoration of this machine and would you advise
attempting to do it here in Australia or would it be better (and still
economically sensible) to send it to the United States for
restoration?
Yours faithfully,
Nicholas A. Packham
217 Cleveland Street,
Redfern. 2016. Australia.
Dear Nicholas,
A Caille NEW CENTURY DETROIT in Australia? That's
interesting news for all of us. We wonder when and how it got
there, and where it was operated over the years. Can you tell us?
That might be a terrific story for The Coin Slot.
But back to your problem. We would suggest that you have
someone who understands the machine restore it Learn
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Coin Slot readers. There just might be people that need parts
that you can providefrom your cabinet, and ifany ofyou do —
interesting discoveries. To do that, we checked the galleyproofs
ofthe volume 3 "100 Slot Machines" at the printer and learned
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yourselffrom articles in The Coin Slot or other antique coin
machine media, orfind someone that can do thejob. We're not
sure you can ship and get it back economically, but ifyou're
restoring a treasure like the NE W CENTUR YDETROIT cost
becomes secondary. Unless, of course, you're on a budget (as
most of us are).
Our best suggestion is to have someone contact you that
works in the restoration area. We're running your letter and
address so that some ofThe Coin Slot readers can contact you.
They may have some suggestions, and can perhaps quote
prices.
Incidentally, what's the coinage? Is it Austrailian?
The Editor.
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November 1981
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