Coin Slot Magazine - #080 - 1981 - October [International Arcade Museum]
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THE COVER •
Executive Publisher
The Mills SILENT GOOSENECK BELL
machine had a short and somewhat
unsuccessful bid for a corner of the slot
machine market It was introduced si
multaneously with the very popular
"Escalator Bells" and Mills soon found
that the operators did not need the
gooseneck
machine.
The
Silent
GOOSENECK(commonly referred to as
"Lion's Head", "Wolfs Head", "Tiger
Front" or "Super Bell") soon became a
catchall for old pre-silent mechanisms
and Mills sold the machines at bargain
prices in 1932 and 1933 as the REBUILT
GOOSENECK As Dick Bueschel has
stated in An Illustrated Price Quide to
the 100 Most Collectible Slot Machines,
Volume I, "They ("Lion's Heads") aren't
particularly rare, but if s hard to find two
alike." In the Serial Number Update, we
see an example of this sometimes strange
what-is-it machine.
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William E. Harris
Editor
Rosanna B. Harris
Managing Editor
Debi Knight
Historical Editor
Richard M. Bueschel
Contributing Authors
Stephen Alpert, Dave Bassitt,
Louis Fischl, Steve Gronowski,
Marc Harrison, Russ Jensen,
Jim McLellan, Art Reblitz
Foreign Contributing Author
Nic Costa
Circulation Manager
Margaret lozzo
Graphics Director
Susan Maday
Art Director
Marie Osborne
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Letters to the Editor
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Editor's Statement
Serial Number Update
Notes from Nic
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The Year That Could Have Ended Pinball
One-Arm Bandit Hazard
Hints on Restoration and Repair.
Put Another Nickel In
The Coin Slot Coin-Op Contest
Why Do I Like Slot Machines?
You Call Them What?.
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Arcade Magic
Special November Issue
List of Advertisers
The Oldest Coin-Operated Vending Machine
Book Review
News From Louisiana On The Legalization of Slot Machines
Coming Events
Legislation Map.
The Token Corner
Classified Ada
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