Coin Slot Magazine - #087 - 1982 - May[International Arcade Museum]
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Coin Slot Guide No. 130for the Exhibit CHUCK-O-LETTE/
SILVER BELLS/EXHIBIT RACES.
He tells us it is a
complicatedjob as so very little is known about these machines.
But additional wonder of all wonders, in his never-ending
search for old coin machine stuffDick unearthed the original
schematics for the Exhibit SILVER BELLS. They are hand
drawn in pencil on tracingpaper, and very delicate, particularly
since the paper is now 45 years old Dick intends to reproduce
this schematic, as well as those for the other Exhibit consoles
which he also has in his possession, in Coin Slot Guide No.
130.
But that's afar term job, and this guide won't be readyfor a
year or two. So we talked to Dick about it, and he's making a
xerox copy ofthe originalfor you and will send it to you so that
you can get your SIL VER BELLS back into working trim.
Incidentally, how'd you like the Volume 3 slots books other
than thefact it didn't have schematics in it? And keep your eyes
peeled, as the Exhibit SIL VER BELLS will be showing up in
the Volume 4 or Volume 5 ofthis series. Our hope, in the long
run, is to cover every existing slot machine in this series of
books.
Sincerely,
Editor
Dear Editor,
In connection with the published serial numbers, would you
kindly explain what the alphabetical designation means that
preceeds the serial number.
It may be well to include this as a footnote to the numbers.
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Thanks,
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S.G.R.
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Dear S. G.R.,
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Bueschel's Serial Number Update from time to time, but they
were not identified in Volume 3 ofA n Illustrated Price Guide to
the 100 Most Collectible Slot Machines.
The problem is, much as the researcher's have dug into the
problem, the meaning of the letters is barely known. Watling
has been figured out, and some of the Mills prefixes. But the
Pace alphabetical letters before and after a serial number
remain a mystery to a large degree. What is needed, according
to Dick, is a **serial number Rosetta Stone," or something in
print or memory that identifies what they mean. But this hasn't
beenfound yet, so we're in the sameposition as someone staring
at Mayan carvings, hoping that some day we'll have the key.
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BROWN FRONTand FUTURE PLA Y machines in 1938 and
1939. These were unidentified, although two recently identified
Mills skill models carried the "V prefix, so perhaps it means
"Skill Model"
Caille — No Caille alphabetical prefixes have been found
Watling — The BABY BELL models usually carry the
prefix "BB" before the serial number. Virtuallv all versions of
the TWIN JACKPOT carry the prefix "T," and early ROL-A-
TOR and ROL-A-TOP models carried the prefix ROL. That
seems to have ended in 1937. The last prefix to be used by
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Watling seems to be "L"for models of the TREASURY.
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May, 1982