Coin Slot Magazine - #091 - 1982 - September [International Arcade Museum]
ETTERS Continued
FOR THE
COUNTRY'S
LARGEST VARIETY
OF WHOLESALE
COIN-OP MACHINES
* SLOT MACHINES
* ARCADE
* VENDING MACHINES
* JUKE BOXES
* RARE GAMBLING
* MUSIC
* TRADE STIMULATORS
* PINBALL
one, two or three of them, or whatever is needed to show offthe
complete game — cabinet and all — the playfield, and the
backglass if there is any.
But don't restrict it to these games. Dick needs all the
photographs ofpinballs he can get, and in a projected multi-
volume series there will be room to show offany game worthy of
collecting. Dick also has advertising and spec sheetsfor most
games made between 1871 and 1969, so ifyou re stumped on a
game, send Dick some photos and ask whatever questions you
want to. If he has the stuff, he'll even send you a copy of the
advertising or spec sheet gratus. But ifand when you write and
send photos, why not add a few comments on why you like the
game, and what it's like to play.
Send pictures to:
Richard M. Bueschel
c/o Zylke & Affiliates Inc.
1939 Waukegan Road
Glen view, IL 60025
Thanks againfor the letter, Jack. You've really captured our
interest.
Sincerely,
Editor
(312) 771-7446
Dear Editor:
Enclosed, please find photos of the Mills SPINNING
REELS, which I am in the process of restoring (serial number
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6693, reel strips are dated 1938 and the back glass and play card
are dated 1-40). The machine was a part of a package deal that
nobody else wanted at the time, offered by Bill Bloomer. I
offered the SPINNING REELS to Bob Geddes, and at the time,
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he selected everything else I offered but that I didn't blame Bob
at all. If there was any way I could have conned Bob to cart it off
for me, I would have. So it sat in the garage for about a year
collecting more dust and spiders.
Then 2,000 miles away, at the Connolly's after the Chicagoland
Show, they gave me an original set of reel strips (acetate) that I
knew would complete the old gem. Well, after spending close to
six weeks on the restoration (on and off) I found the reel strips had
shrunk about half an inch in length.
After spending all that time on the rewiring, plating, glass and
wood work, I wasn't about to give up. The symbols were cut out,
placed on adhesive backed mylar, and backed with white acetate
film. The old broken and partially missing strips were replaced
with the new. Finally the SPINNING REELS was complete.
Without wiring diagrams, schematics or manuals, we finally
got the old gal to do her thing for us. She now accepts coins (up to
three) graciously, thrusts her ball into bumpers which spin her
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reels, and pays off accurately, in addition to plunking out from
one to three Gold Awards when she displays her three bars.
Dick Bueschel tells me there are only three of these machines
about One is an old basket case owned by Bill Bloomer that is
beyond repair. (Ha,ha.) Please forward the photos to Dick for
his use in his pinball book, Price Guide to the 100 Most
Collectible Pinballs, Volume 1.
My thanks again to Bill Bloomer for "making" me take this
"old junker" as part of a deal.
Would the other two proud owners of their SPINNING
REELS please call or write me at "A Fantasy In Games," 9571
Garden Grove Blvd., Garden Gove, California 92644 or (714)
537-7568.
SEPTEMBER, 1982
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