Coin Slot Magazine - #V8N4 - 1982 - December [International Arcade Museum]
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The "reel" thing
Dear Editor;
Here's the picture I promised. As I
said, I've not seen this model before.
I'm pretty sure that if s not a con
verted
machine
due
to
several
markings on it.
The serial number on both the
case and the mechanism is 149412.
Pass the photo on to whomever
you want to. I would appreciate any
reason is that the 500 coin was too
big for the escalator to handle, so
the coin chute was put at the far
right for the coin to drop straight
down and operate the slot machine.
A big viewing window was added
where the payout card would nor
mally be to show that the operator
wasn't getting rooked at 500 per
play with slugs. Your machine looks
as to the exact model, even though
to be in great shape and seems to
be missing only the star bosses left
and right of the silver moon device.
I'm not planning to keep the machine
The Editor
information someone comes up with
very long.
Thanks,
Randy Williams
Collector from
New Zealand
Dear Editor;
I have a number of pinball games,
including one that may be of interest
to Dick Bueschel in his 100 best
Pinball Machines book coming up.
One is a Keeney and Co. machine
called FREE RACES. It's in original
condition. It must date from the
'40& By placing balls in a combination
of holes, free games are achieved.
The number is decided by a random
scoring system in the center of the
back glass, activated by a point
charger bumper in the center. It will
give from two to twenty free games
in one game if the right combinations
are hit.
I must say I like your magazine. I
receive about ten good magazines
from Music Box to Music Hall, and I
would class The Coin Slot as one of
the best It's really what a coin-op
enthusiasts magazine should be—
good information, articles, and
plenty of contacts for additional
information. I would like to extend
my subscription.
Yours,
Rod Cornelius
Dear Rod;
It's great to hear from a reader in
New Zealand, and it's good to know
that our reception is world wide.
Yes, Dick Bueschel was indeed
interested in your Keeney FREE
RACES. He, in fact, came up with the
original spec sheet to sell the game,
as you can see. And it's older than
you thought Keeney's FREE RACES
was first introduced in December,
1937.
Dick will no doubt be in touch with
you for some photographs, as he'd
like to use it in one of the volumes in
his upcoming ten-volume history of
pinballs. At 100 collectible games
illustrated and described per volume,
he'll need all the pinball pictures he
can get. He tells us he's a bit over
300 now, so there's only about 700
*to go.
And thanks for your comments
about our magazine.
The Editor
Dear Randy;
Nope, ifs not a converted machine,
and yup, it's the real thing based on
its serial number. It's the Jennings
50C SILVER MOON CHIEF of early
1941, serial 149412. The thing that
makes it different than other Jennings
CHIEF models is the 50$ play.
Take a look at page 99 of the
com
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Guide to the 100 Most o Collectible
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and
see
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standard Jennings
load .a SILVER
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w escalator that
CHIEF.
the
Do Notice
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goes from
right below the
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Volume 1
of An Illustrated Price
nameplate. Well, look at this picture
of your machine and you won't see
a nameplate or the escalator. The
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