Coin Slot Magazine - #V8N8 - 1983 - April [International Arcade Museum]
TETTERS
available a Guide is put into work to
assemble the material needed to
help owners of the machine. Guide
No. 33, for instance, carried quite a
bit of the original advertising for
to be afraid of complicated wiring
storers what the cabinet looked like,
and unmarked connections Not only
and the graphics Many of these old
that, they regarded consoles as "junk"
consoles are found repainted, so
it's hard to know what they looked
like in the beginning unless you
that could be picked up cheap There
fore, they couldn't be "good," or
rare. But that fear of early electricity
have some good pictures.
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machines for over ten years) tended
this pre-war machine to show re
has gone down the tubes with the
Your suggestion for more repairing
advent of the "New Collector," often
and restoration information is an
young (under 30) and often trained
excellent one, particularly in layman's
in electronics. With that kind of skill
terms. Such information can only
behind them, wired machines are
come out of the restoration of such
duck soup once they figure out
a machine, and the 36 pages of a
where the hard wires are supposed
Guide do not allow the room for any
to go. That's why the original manuals
lengthy explanation per machine
and schematics are so important to
once the original, and most necessary,
manual has been reprinted But much
a restorer and owner.
No, the early electric machines
of this information is generic to the
are not "simply not worth it." The
machine class anyway. Hopefully,
reverse is true. They are a whole
some experienced early and middle-
new field of endeaver in slot col
1930s electrical console restorer
lecting, worth the low prices they
reading this letter will come forward
commend, and worth all the work
and write an article, or a series, on
this subject for The Coin Slot.
There is another reason that the
and effort that goes into them to
time is ripe, and it has to do with the
coins and look terrific in the corner
make them run, because they run
like the devil, flash lights, spit out
changing complexion of this fas
of a room. Some of this action is
cinating hobby The early "Old Guard"
already
beginning.
The
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collectors of slot machines (that's
anybody that's been collecting these
already
beginning.
The
Buckley
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Not Just For Amusement
Only!
Each machine offered in this ad will provide years of enjoyment and
amusement, but will also provide a quality investment that will grow in
value as you appreciate its mechanical intricacies.
Home Amusement Co.
11910 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, MD 20852
(301)468-1980
3 Wurlitzer 1015s. completely restored... ea. $3,900
Victory, completely restored and plated .... 5.500
Wurlitzer 700, original, fully restored
1.950
Wurlitzer 1080, fully restored
3.700
Wurlitzer 41, fully restored (no coin mcch.) ..
Wurlitzer 71, fully restored(no coin mech.) ..
Wurlitzer 412, original, fully restored
Wurlitzer 616, original, fully restored
2,000
2.000
800
800
The following slot machines are chrome
plated and 100% restored to mint condition.
No repro castings, 1 year guarantee.
5t Caille Sphinx
$ 1,500
5C Watling 2 Column Vendor
1,500
1C Mills/Royal with skill stops... 1,400
5C Silent F.O.K
1,500
Rock-ola 1428, fully restored
1,500
Wurlitzer 1100s, 45 or 78, fully restored ... ea. 1,500
Wurlitzer 1050s, restored like new
ea. 3,400
Mills Dewey, replated and fully restored. All
100% original castings
7,700
Jennings "Little Merchant" trade stimulator.. 350
Jennings "Grand Stand" trade stimulator .... 350
Mills "Puritan" w/jackpot trade stimulator ... 350
10 assorted O.K. feature Bingos.... each, as is 350
or each, completely restored 500
200 assorted 45 RPM jukeboxes ... ea. as is 200-300
50t "Diamond Front"
5C "Castle Front"
or each restored 400-600
Bally Fireball Pinball, restored
750
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1,500
1,500
The following slot machines are all 24K
gold plated and 100% restored to mint con
dition. No repro castings. 1 year guarantee.
Watling ROL-A-TOP 5c
"Coin Front"
$2,800
10C Watling ROL-A-TOP
"Coin Front"
5c "Bird of Paradise"
10C "Cherry Front"
Caille 5C Nude Front with
matching stand
5C "Castle Front"
5C "Lion Front"
5C "Poinsettia"
5C "War Eagle"
2.700
3.000
2.900
3.000
1.800
1.700
1.700
1.800
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