Coin Slot Magazine - #085 - 1982 - March [International Arcade Museum]
The Token Corner
Continued from page 53
that it should be turned clockwise. A pipe comes in
from the upper left, and another is at the lower right.
And a rectangle is near the upper right.
The reverse of the token has a Y-shaped design,
which appears to be a W on top of a A. If this is a WA
then it is the only clue to the identity of this token. The
WA could be for the name of the company selling the
water, or for the place or project where the token was
used, or for the manufacturer of the water meter.
Token number 15.
Obverse: E LITE
Reverse: same as obverse
Brass, 21mm
Here we have an old slot machine token (so it seems
to me) which I haven't been able to attribute to a
machine. An E on its side, with LITE below it on both
sidea The token dates from about 1898 to 1910.
Send your opinions or help in identifying these
tokens to Steve Alpert, Box 66331, Los Angeles, CA
90066.
SOME ANSWERS:
Randy Williams of Oklahoma has identified token
number 9. The Negro bell hop face with the winking eye
and huge smile was the trademark of the Coon Chicken
Inn chain of restauranta Randy sent a copy of some of
their literature or letterhead of their Northwest Division,
which has the same head as on the token, with the
name Coon-Chicken Inn lettered on the teeth. They
had 3 restaurants in their Northwest Division — in
Portland, Seattle, and Salt Lake City. Also stated is that
they were "Nationally Famous Coast To Coast"
This restaurant chain operated in the 1920's and
probably 1930'a The token was most likely used in slot
machines located in the restaurants.
Marshall Fey of Nevada agrees with my hypothesis
that token number 7, with the F and M in the bells, is of
his grandfather Charles Fey and his associate W. J.
McFarland, for their Liberty Bell slot machine.
Altered Slot Machine
Ruled Legal — Again
Editor's Note:
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problem convincing others. The following is a clipping
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Judge T.D. McGee dismissed a charge of illegally
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Gass, president of Dimension IV Interiora
Last April, Vancouver police vice squad detectives
seized the machine at the PNE. Provincial court Judge
Kerry Smith dismissed a Crown application for an
order authorizing the forfeiture of the slot machine.
The machine was later returned to Gasa
Then, in August, at the Modern Living building,
detectives again seized the same machine and charged
Gass, who they alleged was in possession of a machine
designed for gambling.
"The issue before me is not that it was or wasn't a slot
machine but rather was it used for gambling," Judge
McGee said.
The court was told the machine was used as a
promotion device only and the judge agreed.
It was activated by the use of 17 brass tokens
handed one at a time to people lined up to play the
machine. The wheels of the slot machine had been
painted with pictures of the company's logo, a Roman
numeral IV. The wheels were made to spin by pressing
a button, not pulling a handle.
Anyone spinning one logo would receive a coupon
for a cushion, two logos won a coupon for two cushions
and three logos a coupon for $1,000 worth of draperiea
Following the court decision Wednesday, Gass told
reporters outside the courtroom he would ask police to
return his machine once more and he would use it at
the PNEs Home Show Feb. 27.
What Happened To?
Have you wondered what has happened to some of
our regular contributing authors? We know you have
because we have received many lettera Don't fret.
They're all still with us—at least in spirit. Other
responsibilities and the Holidays have encroached on
their valuable time. Keep your eyes peeled because in
the March issue we'll be in full force again.
Don't forget, if you have any questions for our
knights of the pen, send them off c/o The Coin Slot,
P. O. Box 406, Wheatridge, CO 80034.
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March, 1982
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