Editorial
Hello, and a very happy New Year to you all! I hope you all had a great Christmas
and have now sobered-up, gone on a diet and are ready for some slotting in 2007! At
the start of each year it's customary to look forward with optimism, leaving behind
the previous year which turned out to be crap! Let's hope this year will be a good
one for us slotties. Actually, I think 2006 was a fairly good year for slot collectors,
and I believe we can build on the successes of the year with justifiable optimism.
So, what did we achieve in 2006? Well, this time last year this magazine was
not even in the planning stage. We had been without a publication of this type for
some time; many collectors had lost contact with others; some had lost interest, and
most would agree that the collecting scene was, at best, stagnant. But now, I think
we are in a much better position to look forward with a genuine sense of optimism.
I've sort of continued this editorial on the centre pages, so read on.
Following the success of the Coventry auction, I' m hoping that Jeremy and 1
will be able to present a similar event in March. However, Christmas sort of got in
the way of the organisation, so we are now a little short of time. If I can pull a few
rabbits out of the hat, I'll have full details next month.
Have you ever wondered how many Bollands working models have survived?
This issue sees the start of an exciting new project in which I hope you will all get
involved. It is intended to be a long term, on-going project but relies on everyone ' s
support. See page 6
And finally, you ' ll notice the magazine has shrunk this time (not in size; the number
of pages). This is due mainly to a lack of advertising, and I' m rather hoping that
when you all get your credit card bills and realise how much you ' ve spent over
Christmas, you'll start flogging some machines! And don't forget, a whole page ad .
gets posted free of charge on the pennymachines website - all for just £25
Until next time, all the best
Jerry
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