Coin Slot Magazine - #083 - 1982 - January [International Arcade Museum]
Chicago. By the way, as long as we're on a
pronunciation kick thisjnonth Groetchen is tech
nically pronounced GRO-SHUN. The machine falls
into the general category of trade stimulators and
enjoyed a ten year production run of from 1940-
1950. The YANKEE was a huge success as indicat
ed by its many years in production.
If s interesting to note here that trade stimulators
went the way of the Dinosaur and the Ma and Pa
store. Both became extinct. The Ma and Pa stores
gave way to the Supermarkets where long check
out counters replaced the traditional ones where
there was no room for the stimulator and no time
to play it.
Q.
Dear Pappy,
I have a strange machine. I think if s a Jennings,
b) If a wrong coin was played in any of the slots it
would jam the machine, and there was no easy
way to unjam it.
As far as value is concerned, the machine in
good original condition is worth $2,000 - $2,500.
Q. Dear Pappy,
I've heard the name Caille pronounced several
different ways. Could you please tell me the
correct way.
A.C.
Detroit, Michigan
A. Dear AC,
Glad to oblige. The name Caille is pronounced
KALE.
but it takes nickles, dimes and quarters. What is it
and what is it worth.
O.D.C.
Lansing, Michigan
Dear O.D.C,
You have a Jennings TRIPLEX pronounced Tri
I would like to take this opportunity to express
thanks to my good friend, Dick Bueschel. Many of the
historical facts in the column came directly from his
sources. I would also recommend the "700 Most
Collectible" series as being excellent reference mate
rial for both historical information and pricing.
plex. It is a feature Chief, that is a basic Jennings
He deposits a pfennig in the box. This article was sent
to us from Art Hammernick, taken from Popular Elec
tricity Magazine, November, 1910.
CHIEF with a special feature, made in 1938. The
om
feature is that it can be played with nickels,
.c dimes
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or quarters. One pull r
om a nickel,
us two
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d for
-
dime, or five pulls
a quarter.
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ad too was a commercial
oa . this
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gimmick machines,
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a
w two reasons:
failure.
It failed w
for
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w
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:
a) The
http machine payed off in nickels. If the
quarter plays payed off too often it quickly emptied
the nickel tube.
1982 Arcade Museum
© January
The International
Lights for a Penny
The inhabitants of Zargau, Austria, are not haunted
by the colloquialism "afraid to go home in the dark."
The village owns the electric light plant and at ten
o'clock the street lamps are turned out and connected
to an automatic system. In case a villager on his way
home after this hour desires the street lighted he
deposits a "pfennig" in a box mounted on an iron post
at the street curb. Immediately the lamps for several
blocks are lighted up and burn for twelve minutes, long
enough for the late comer to reach his door.
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