Coin Slot

Coin Slot Magazine - #091 - 1982 - September [International Arcade Museum]
NTIQUE SLOT MACHIN
PART COMPANY
Midwest's Largest Dealer of Parts
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PARTS CATALOG
Includes over 30 photographs of
hundreds of parts we have for
sale from the Mills and Jennings
machines and an assortment from
the Caille, Watling, Q.T. and Pace
machines.
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refundable
with first order.
SPECIAL OF THE MONTH
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MILLS ORIGINAL
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$15.00
T0M& HOLLY KRAHL
238 Hecker Dr., Dundee, Illinois 60118
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(312)428-8476
patent was granted in March, 1931, to William Rabkin (head
of International Mutoscope), 445 West 31st St., New York
City, New York, U.S.A. The machine was initially marketed in
England by the Mutomatic Company Ltd of87 Regent Street,
London
Wl — presumably a subsidiary of International
Mutoscope. Contemporary advertising implies that the machine
was manufactured in England under license. In 1933, the
crane 'boom' started with a vengeance following the Chicago
Jamie - Lynn
Cabinet Restoration
1950 Monroe, Glenview, Illinois 60025
(312)998-1990
Convention of that year, in which both senior and junior
versions of the TRAVELLING CRANE were exhibited The
Exhibit Supply Company, manufacturers ofthe IRON CLA W,
threatened International Mutoscope with legal action for
alleged infringement of their patent Asfar as I know, nothing
came of it. In January, 1933, Streets Automatic and Amuse
ment Company advertised that they had acquired the sole U. K.
\Juality restoration of cabinets and
castings at modest prices for the
private collector and/or dealer.
Our restorations will help your slot machine
investment grow in value.
distribution rights for the machine (implying therefore that the
Mutomatic Company had ceased trading). The ELECTRIC
TRA VELLING CRANE was a highly successful machine and
remained in production until the late 1930s.
Best wishes,
Nic Costa
Dear Editor,
My interest in coin machines, particularly the payout pinballs
of the 1930s, goes back a long, long way and it's a pleasure to
begin subscribing to your excellent magazine. I was delighted to
learn that Dick Bueschel is preparing a book on the "100 Most
Collectible Pinballs" and although he has undoubtedly selected
all of the games for this first book, I would still like to offer a few
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suggestions in the hope that they might be included in the
" Second Hundred" if they don't make the first edition. Here are
some of my choices:
1. Rockola's WORLD SERIES - Nobody could argue with
this one.
2.
Bally's TRAFFIC - I would love to see a write-up on this
old 5-ball seducer with its light-up semaphores.
3. Jennings'
HUNTER - Another 5-ball payout.
I still
remember straining to get 2 ducks and then triumphantly pushing
SEPTEMBER, 1982
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