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Coin Slot Magazine - #092 - 1982 - October [International Arcade Museum]
of this part so that if I am unable to
get the required part I might be able
to manufacture one?
I don't know if it will be of any
interest to your readers in the United
States, but I have some photos of
small working models (table top
type). These are quite rare machines
and I would willingly send copies to
readers if they would send me photo
Machine of Interest
Dear Editor;
graphs of American or any other
machines, especially floorstanding
I thought your readers might find
a photo and brief description of the
types such as the DEWEY, etc.
enclosed machine of interest, due
to its unusual dual background. Fol
lowing is what I know of it, having
purchased it recently.
On May 29, 1903, the Regina
Music Box Co. shipped the mech
anism only from a Style 11 music
box to the R.J. White Co., Chicago,
Illinois. The Style 11 Regina mech
anism takes a 151/2 diameter tune
Thanks again for a great magazine.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Your faithfully,
Graham Brierley
We at The Coin Slot were unable
to help Graham Brierley and for
warded this letter on to Dick
Bueschel for his comments about
the machines. Dick's reply is re
printed here in its entirety.
disc, and is one of the double comb
style. R.J. White, of course, was the
manufacturer of many rare and un
usual upright slot machines, includ
ing the CHICAGO RIDGE, OOM-
PAUL, THE LEADER, and the
Dear Graham;
The Coin Slot sent me you letter
of April (at last!) and asked me to
comment on your machines. They
AMERICAN SEAUTY. The latter ma
chine, the AMERICAN BEAUTY,
bears a striking general resemblence
to thexase in which the Regina
music box mechanism was installed.
The case is massive, measuring at
its widest points 29 inches wide by
I8V2 inches deep by 72 inches high.
The installation of the music box
mechanism was clearly a factory
effort, being very professionally
done, although clearly suggesting
a modification of a standard slot
machine case rather than building
a new cabinet from scratch. The ma
chine is coin-operated and has a
specially designed storage area in
the bottom section to hold probably
50 discs. Since the machine does
not appear in contemporary R.J.
White catalogs, the most interesting
question is whether this is: 1) a
prototype for an intended product;
2) a machine that was actually offered
for sale; or 3) a one of a kind for the
company president or some other
official. If anyone has further infor
mation on this fascinating piece, I
would appreciate hearing from them.
Sincerely yours,
Martin Roenigk
something about this machine and
its history.
Editor
A British Collector
Dear Editor
Please find enclosed a money
order to cover one year's subscrip
tion to The Coin Slot I received a
complimentary copy, courtesy of
Nic Costa, and I find it an excellent
value for the money.
I am a collector in a modest sort
of way (24 machine, mostly British)
but I have a Mills SILENT GOOSE
NECK SKYSCRAPER, serial num-
ber305729, and I would be obliged
if you could provide me with a date
of manufacture. I am unable to find
any serial number on the mechanism
except the Mills' part numbers, but
the machine has original locks. Also,
the mechanisms, which gave two
plays for 6d (?) has been removed.
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Dear Martin,
An unusual machine indeed May
be one of our readers knows a little
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sound great We are just beginning
to understand British machines, and
while they look "different" to most
Americans, they seem to have all
sorts of interesting features that
American machines have missed.
I've concentrated on American
machines, naturally, but I've always
wanted to see a real British Erickson
1938 JACKPOT. I saw a picture
once in a 1938 trade publication,
and it looks great.
I'm adding your GOOSENECK SI
LENT (not SILENT GOOSENECK)
"Skyscraper" to the latest "Serial
Number Update." From its serial, it
was built in late 1932 or early 1933.
Actually, it's an earlier (and rarer)
machine called the 2-PLAYSILENT,
made in this country as two plays
for 50, and obviously 2/6d in the
UK
You would probably like to get a
copy of An Illustrated Price Guide
to the 100 Most Collectible Slot
Machines, Volume 3 as it has a long
track of serial numbers and you can
date just about any American ma
chine with it
You'll probably also want the Coin
Slot Guide No. 12 for the Mills
DEWEY/CHICAGO as it has more
pictures of these machines (and the
mechanism) than anything else in
print
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