Coin Slot Magazine - #092 - 1982 - October [International Arcade Museum]
SAPPY SEZ:
"YOU'RE NOT OUT OF MONEY
'TILL YOU'RE OUT OF CHECKS."
By Larry Lubliner
purchase parts? There is a large
number on the left side, a "49." Is
this the year it was made?
V.T.
New York
Dear V.T.:
Dear Pappy:
Dear J. J. J.:
I found this old 5$ horse race in
the back of a bar. The odds change
as the nine horses race in a circle.
The winner gets from 2 to 20 coins.
which pays from 6 to 50 coins. The
game is a lot of fun to play and has a
THE CIRCUS is one of my favorites!
I love the graphics. I'm guessing
now, but I believe that THE CIRCUS
was also made by International Muto-
scope Co., probably after the OLD
MILL, as a device to hype lagging
sales by revamping the front. The
machine was probably made in the
lot of flash. It's called TH E FAVORITE
and no other identification is avail
late twenties.
Pappy
If you win two in a row, you have a
chance on the daily double jackpot,
able. The AC-DC operation gives it
away as pre-war.
Can you tell me anything about
it?
ES.
Rockford, Illinois
Dear Pappy:
I am enclosing a picture of a
machine I might purchase. Can you
give me any information on it, such
as the year, make and where I can
Dear E.S.:
It's not often that I get excited
over a console, but yours sure is a
super machine. Your detective work
is excellent. The machine is just
barely pre-war, probably 1940 or
maybe even 1941. The minute I
saw the picture, I thought of the
Acme Roulette and, lo and behold,
it is indeed a cousin. THE FAVORITE
was made by Bally. Your is the only
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MILL. The graphics on the front are,
of course, completely different. Who
made it and when?
J.J.J.
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Your machine was made by Pace
Manufacturing Company in 1949.
The "49" on the left side does in
dicate the date. It was called the
Pace 49 STAR CLUB BELL It is
very late as far as Pace machines go.
The fact that it has a guaranteed
jackpot hurts it a little value-wise. I
would say that in today's market,
you should pay $900 to $1,000.
Pappy
Dear Pappy.
In reference to some of your pric
ing for machines. In the August
issue of The Coin Slot... some gentle
man asked the value of a Buckley
slot. You stated $1,300 to $1,500.
You can't be serious when there
isn't a person among the 30 collec
tors/dealers I know of who will pay
that for a Buckley. Would you buy
one for that? If yes is your answer...
I'll send you a couple for $1,200
apiece.
You certainly are not helping col
lectors when people see that kind
of value placed on a $750 machine.
What you should tell machine owners
is to use current price trends from
The Coin Slot and other papers ad
vertising slots, or give a much wider
spread such as $800 to $1,300,de-
pending on condition.
All prices have come down from
where they were two years ago. I
want this collectible to survive, but
we have to be realistic.
Please don't be upset by this. I
still enjoy your column.
J.R.L.
Maryland
Dear J.R.L:
First of all, thanks for your letter! I
appreciate the fact that you took
the time to write. That shows that
you do care!
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October 1982